Saturday, 11 Apr 2009 | Views [1154]
Three kilometres from Tartus, the southernmost city of Syria's brief Mediterranean coast, is the island of Arwad. It is small – only 500 metres end to end and even less across – and has been inhabited by Canaanites, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Romans, ... Read more >
Saturday, 4 Apr 2009 | Views [2497]
65 km north-east of Hama, on the road that leads from the
fertile valley of the Orontes river to the stony plains beyond, are the
bee-hive houses of Sarouj and Twalid Dabaghein. Though few now remain these two
villages contain enough of the dwellings, ... Read more >
