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SYRIA
- CRADLE OF CIVILISATION
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| MENTIONED 71 TIMES IN THE BIBLE THIS IS A LAND OF ANCIENT CIVILISATION. SYRIA IS WHERE THE FIRST ALPHABET WAS INVENTED, ENRICHING CIVILIZATION WITH CULTURE, SCIENCE AND LITERATURE. ALONG ITS MEDITERRANEAN COAST SILK CARAVANS PASSED ESTABLISHING A LINK BETWEEN EAST AND WEST. TRADE CARAVANS CROSSED THE DESERT IN WINTER AND SUMMER AND ITS CITADELS, FORTRESSES, TOWERS AND WALLS, HAVE WITNESSED GENERATION AFTER GENERATION, GREAT CIVILIZATIONS THAT HAVE FLOURISHED AND DIED LEAVING THEIR RUINS AS A TESTIMONY TO THEIR GLORY AND MAJESTY. | |||||||||||
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Country Highlights |
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Damascus
- Said to be the world's oldest inhabited city and former capital of the Aramean. The ancient biblical Capital referred to some 55 times in Scripture and visited by St. Paul. Palmyra - A stunning desert oasis with extensive, well preserved Temples and Amphitheatre. It was annexed by Rome and enjoyed a period of astonishing wealth gained from taxation on the florishing caravan trade route. Mari - The ancient Kingdom on the banks of the Euphrates that Abraham knew where a whole library 5,000 years old was discovered - 'The Mari Tablets'. |
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Simon Cathedral Location of the famous Christian Stylite who lived on top of a 60 ft pillar for 38 years. Ugarit - Birthplace of the alphabet and major Phoenician sea port. Ebla - Only discovered in the sixties, yet a city so important that even the great 'mari' paid it tribute. Apamea - Boasting the longest remaining Roman Cardo in the world. Crac des Chevaliers - The best preserved Crusader Castle in the middle-east, dominating the Homs Gap. Would cost around 150 million Dollars to build today |
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| Ghayth
Naddour Maranatha Tours Syrian General Manager based in Damascus is always ready with a warm welcome. Ghayth attends to all daily aspects of a group visit to ensure a highly professional standard. |
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| SAMPLE
ITINERARIES 8 Day Itinerary Regions Including Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo, Mediterranean Coast 10 Day Itinerary Regions Including Damascus, Palmyra, Euphrates, Aleppo, Mediterranean Coast 12 Day Itinerary Regions Including Damascus, Golan, Palmyra, Euphrates, Aleppo, Mediterranean Coast |
COMBINATION
OPTIONS Syria with Lebanon Syria with Jordan Syria with Turkey Syria with Cyprus Syria, Lebanon, Jordan |
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