"Syria, History and Culture." a Syria Travel Page by albateh

Discover the magic.
Discover six thousand years of, culture, history, and traditions.
Discover the oldest inhabitant city of the world"Damascus"
Syria, the land of civilizations.

Slightly larger than North Dakota, Syria lies at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Lebanon on the west, Turkey on the north, Iraq on the east, and Jordan on the south. Coastal Syria is a narrow plain, in back of which is a range of coastal mountains, and still farther inland a steppe area. In the east is the Syrian Desert, and in the south is the Jebel Druze Range. The highest point in Syria is Mount Hermon (9,232 ft; 2,814 m) on the Lebanese border.17.000.000

PALMYRA:(The city of palm-trees).
Shining in the desert, I have been there last May 2002, spent a day and a half with my friend. It is unforgettable.
It takes a long while to see all round Palmyra-Tadmor - a whole day is necessary - and it is quite an exhausting business because the site itself is so large: more than six square kilometers. There is a surfaced road, however, between the two furthest points, the Valley of the Tombs and the Museum, which also passes quite close to the great Temple of Bel. There is a small entrance charge at the row latter buildings and one is taken around them by a guide,. Photography is permitted. The weekly closing day is Tuesday. One is free to walk about over all the rest of the site, by day or by night. The services of one of the two or three official guides may be found useful at first, especially in exploring the vaults in the Valley of Dead………