General: Syria

Having completed my review on Damascus (the link to which is: http://travel.ciao.co.uk/opinion_view.php/OpinionId/5541181/ProduktId/90945) I have decided to post this part of it separately for a couple of reasons: Firstly, as it is extremely long, though I have tried to shrink a lot of information into very few pages. I know that many people are not particularly interested in reading at length about the history of a city or country, but I, for ...
...in particular is remarkable and that is the main reason for which I opted for posting this information, as opposed to omitting it altogether. The second reason is that its history is extremely complicated and quite confusing at times, hence needs to be read separately for easier digestion. I trust that those of you who enjoy finding out about the diversity of certain lands, might appreciate it. So here goes… ****************************************** ...

Librelola 13.11.2005 (15.11.2005) · Read full review
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Syria is located in the middle east, south from Turkey ; it is not yet a very famous destination for tourists because of its bad image abroad. Nervertheless, Syria is a great country with very friendly people, great archaeoligical sites and wonderful landscapes. A good idea is to take a plane ticket, arriving in Damas and leaving from Alep, the two major cities of the country. Syrian Airline enable to do this for around 450 euros (300 £) from Paris ...
...London. Two weeks are enough to discover the main sites but three weeks wouldn't be too much. I will now describe the route I've tested : - two days in Damas, a the capital of Syria, a big city ; you will visit the big mosque (women are allowed but they should wear the sort of chador the guy at the entrance will give you), museums of arabian art, small palaces and many bazzars. - then, take the bus to Palmyra (many hours on a straight road in ...

LittleSuperGigi 14.03.2002 · Read full review
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A friend and I spent a week in Syria, looking at historical architectural sites. We started in Damascus and spent a day seeing such things as the Umayyed mosque (a must) and the market. We then picked up a hire car and headed north to Hama. The water wheels (Norias) on the Orontes river are an interesting feature and there is a range of budget accomodation available. From Hama we travelled East to Krak De Chevaliers. If you're a castle nut like ...
...mind the single most impressive "Norman" castle, and was worth the visit to Syria by itself. Next we visited the castle from which the Assasins originated, while en route to Margat on the Mediterranena coast. Margat was superb. Its location high above the sea is breathtaking, and we were the only visitors there! Next we tried to visit Saone, but alas the castle sites all close at 16:00 and we were too late. There followed a rather hair-raising night ...

mikewhite 12.10.2001 · Read full review
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I have lived in Lebanon which is on the border of Syria and we have crossed over for day trips to Syria. The only reason why we have gone to Syria is that the souk (basically a bazaar or an Arabic version of a shopping mall) is very good and you can get quite cheap arabic hand made carpets, boxes, and other things like that. When we went to Syria I wa disgusted at the fact that most of the city looks as if it is about to fall down and it basically ...
...utter dump. I have to admit that Damascus was a dump but I did like Krak de Chevaillies. It is a crusader castle that was made to defend the holy laned against the attacks of the muslim enemies. When we went inside the castle I really enjoyed walking around and learning from the guide all about the ancient history. But I have seen better historical attractions like the temples of Luxor or the pyramids of Giza. Also Baalbek in lebanon is better, in ...

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(AP) - Police cars and armored vehicles flooded the al-Malaz neighborhood in the Saudi capital Sunday as security forces surrounded a house where suspected militants were believed to have taken refuge after a shootout with police. The massive operation was under way in the same district that was the focus of a huge security sweep against militants sought in the beheading of American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr., whose body has still not been found. ...
...neighborhood in the Saudi capital Sunday as security forces surrounded a house where suspected militants were believed to have taken refuge after a shootout with police. The massive operation was under way in the same district that was the focus of a huge security sweep against militants sought in the beheading of American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr., whose body has still not been found. ...

mathilda 02.06.2004 (20.06.2004) · Read full review
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Syria is one of the most beautiful countries in the world but it is also one of the least advertised destinations. It is located in the Middle East, to the south of Turkey and has a very beautiful beach on the Mediterranean Sea. The capital and largest city is Damascus in the south of Syria. Syrian people are friendly and peaceful and the country is generally safe. You can walk at any time at night in the streets of Syria. The official language ...
...spoken by the Syrians. The best time to visit Syria is either April to June or September to November because the weather will be moderate (15 C night and 25-30 C day time), however the rest of the year is either cold winter or hot summer. Office hours are 8 AM–2 PM Saturday–Thursday, however, shops are open 8 AM–1 PM and 4–8 PM in summer. There are many historical cities in Syria such as Damascus, Aleppo and Palmyra Syria ...

engna 22.07.2001 (29.07.2001) · Read full review
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