footsteps and fingerprints (BARON OPENHEIN), ancient Mesopotamia, early Christianity, the glories of Islam, the crusades left there to be admired by tourists
Syria the Mediterranean country is since earliest times, by reason of its strategic position, has been one of the main Trade crossroads of the ancient world.
War and trade have shaped the whole course of the history, life and culture of the country and became an early seat of culture and bridge between other ancient cultures, very rich in archeological monuments and relics.
Syria is the paradise of archeologists From the Mediterranean Sea shore to the desert (PALMYRA) you come across the beautiful mountains, forests, hills, Fertile valleys, steppes, with Mediterranean climate and four distinct seasons.

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The oldest still inhabited city in the whole world has the charm of the old and modern, wonderfully integrated. Centered in the middle of Syria, and it is only one-hour drive from Lebanon and tow hours drive from Jordan.
The ommayad mosque is in the center of the old city with the tombs of john the babtist and Saladin inside.
Spiritual sites, Ananias chapel, street called straight, st. Paul's window, and the covered bazaars surround the great mosque.
The very rich national museum the tukieh suleimanieh and the handicraft center are all within five minutes walk from each other.
 

The convent of our lady of saydnaya is a byzantine building dates back to the 6th center keeping the icon of the holy virgin painted by st.luke.
 

Maloula is one of three villages where the local people are still speaking the language of Jesus Christ, was Aramic. It's a town of fantasy full of spiritual stories.
 

The pearl of the Syrian desert, the capital of queen zenobia, an oasis of about 500000 trees, an Arabian city 240 kms away from Damascus, famous with its ruins which are necropolis temples of baal shamine and bel-the agora-
The main street with its columns-the funeral towers and the museum.
 

A civilization of more than 5000 years old. An important port on the Euphrates. The palace of Mari is the largest one in the ancient world
 

A military site founded by sulucus on the Euphrates.
A Christian church and 16 pagan temples were discovered there.
 

Sirgiopolis was the Byzantine name of this town, which became a pilgrimage center during the Byzantine era.
A basilica; martyrdom-cathedra.
 

180kms long and 20kms wide.
 

The capital of the north of Syria, the second after Damascus famous with its citadel-oldsouks-ommayad mosque- Fardoss madrasa and the museum.
 

45 kms away from Aleppo, a fascinating site with the story of Simeon who spent 37 years of his life praying on the top of a pillar.
 

A very important kingdom dates back to the third and second millinia b.c discoverd recently and was a very important station on the caravan routes.
 

On of the strongest military sites of the crusaders liberated by Salah al din in the twelfth century.
 

Founded by sulukus nicator in the fourth century b.c and given the name laudesia which was sulukus mother's
Name nowadays it is the first Syrian sea harbour.
 

11 kms away from lattakia, one of the Phoenician kingdom on the Mediterranean. The most important discovery was the first alphabet in the whole world found in the archives of ugarit.
 

The central military training baraks of the seljukids troops. Occupied by the romans in 64 b.c.It became an important religious center during the Byzantine era. The museum of Aphamia is very famous for its mosaic.
 

The city of the water wheels on the Orantes River.
 

Built by the crusaders in the 11Th century. It was the most fortified crusaders strong point in the Middle East, Having rooms for 4000 soldiers, liberated by sultan Zaher baybars in 1272 and was used as a military site by the Moslems.
 

The birthplace of philipos the Arab, the emperor of Rome between 244 and a.d.
 

Was inhabited by the nabateans who built Petra in Jordan, occupied by the romans in the second century.
It has atheatre, which is one of the few intact in the whole world.
 

Jordan

In Old Testament times, it was occupied by Gilead, ammon, Moab, and edon. In the 4th century b.c the Arabian
Nabateans nomadic tribes established themselves at Petra to be their capital.
 

Now the capital of the hasheimite kingdom was named Philadelphia in the roman times. Its citadel with ruins of Hercules temple and the 5000 seats amphitheatre center the city. The museum is very rich with artistic part from Old different settlements.
 

This old roman city is the best-reserved and most complete roman city of the Decapolis, a confederation of ten Roman cities dating from the first century b.c. The ruins of the old city are extensive with many columns and Walls attesting its former splendour.
 

The Byzantine center of master mosaicists. One of the most outstanding examples is to be found in the modern Greek orthodox church of St. George. The map picturing palastine and Jerusalem, Egypt and the Nile at the time Of justinin. Also famous for its hand woven rugs derived from the earlier Bedouin tribes.
 

Here you will find the allaged sites of the tomb of Moses and the marvelous mosaics from the 3rd to the 7th century.
 

(the jewel of south Jordan)
About 2000 years old, Petra was used as a temporary refuge by the Arab nomadic nabateans. From a few caves easy to defend, those creative nabateans built this beautiful city of houses and temples as a fortress city.
 

Lebanon

The capital of the lebanes republic, has been considered, by virtue of its strategic location, the crossroads between
The three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe and the gate way to the east. Beirut was named beroth by the Phoenicians. It was dwarfed by thriving Byblos, Sidon and tyre. The romans occupied it in 64 b.c.
It was named colonia Julia Augusta feilix berythus and aquired the rights of a roman city- state. Its fame comes from its school of law excelled under septimus severus (192- 211a.d).
 

37 Kms north of Beirut and claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world.
Byblos is literally cluttered with relics of the past. Fallen columns can be found by the roadside and in the harbour.
Gold, silver and copper coins of the graeco roman period are found throughout the town, you can see four main Places in Byblos like its castel by the crusaders in the 12th and 13th centuries, the Egyptian temples which dates
Back to 4th millennium, the Phoenician royal necropolis, which king ahiram's sarcouphagus, which bears one
Of the oldest alphabetic inscriptions yet discovered in this world, and also, you can see the roman amphitheater.
 

It is 85 Kms from Beirut and it is the administrative capital of the north the second largest city in Lebanon.
The Phoenicians founded it in 800 b.c. And was named athar. The city flourished under the Arabs and
Many of its principal monuments go back to the Islamic times; bourj built by the mamluks in the 15th.c. There are
Many beautiful mosques, madrasa khans, souks and bazaars. These old souks still retain architectural
Of the past eras and you can say that the city is a thriving modern metropolis.
 

85 Kms east - north of Beirut. It is one of the world's greatest historical sites, the most gigantic complex
Of roman temples ever built. Its columns are the tallest ever erected and its stones are the largest ever used. At a Short distance lays the ruins of the Omayyad mosque and vestiges of Arab ramparts can be seen in the town.
 

40 Kms south -east of Beirut, was built during the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a perfect example of the classic Lebanes - architecture of the time. It has decorated ceilings, colourful mosaic floors, luxurious Turkish baths, Numerous glass studded cupolas, harem suites overlooking the valley of dayr alqamar, a guest house in the French poet Lamartine once dwelt, water jets and colonnades, a folkloric museum displaying Costumes, jewelry.
 

5 Kms from beiteddin and was the residence of Lebanons' governors from the 16th to 18th centuries.
A town of great charm and its landmarks include the minaret of the mosque of Fakhr Eddin (end of 16th.c.)
The Seraglio of mulhim, son of haydar chehab, the barracks built by emir Fakhr Eddin for his troops and The palace of emir Yunis ma'an (1590 a.d.).
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