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Abinos travel in Damascus is an exceptional travel agency. Everything was arranged perfectly. Ibrahim, the owner of Abinos travel cares very much about his clients and ensures everything is 100% right. If you want to contact him, email him at manager@abinostravel.com. He is very responsive. He can arrange tours that cover all of Syria. I was extremely happy with his service. I enjoyed Syria on my own, but they can arrange a trip for you. For me, they arranged hotels and flights only, but this agency is a full service travel agent.
The atmosphere there, the buildings, the restaurants,everything...... Leave a Comment
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Damascus owns everything to the river Barada. Descending like a torrent from the Anti-Lebanon Range, this narrow but abundant river, joined by a hundred smaller streams, cascades down the gorges of Ain al Fijeh. Then it meanders for a while beside the Beirut road, giving pleasure to the patrons of restaurants and cafés along its lush green banks, before losing itself in myriad branches and ditches. These fertilizing waters have produced the Ghouta, a vast expanse of gardens fields and orchards, the oasis from which Damascus gets much of its food. Leave a Comment
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The place des Omayyads marks the entrance to the city from the west; the road from Beirut and the motorway from Qunaytra, which also serves Dimashq al Jadideh ("New Damascus") both coverage there. To the left there is quarter (ministries, army headquarters, embassies and al Assad national library), whilst the continuation of the Beirut road, the avenue Shukry Kouwatly leads to the busy center of the city, an area which is being completely reorganized. The avenue Shukry Kouwatly is bordered on the left by the gardens surrounding the Officers’ Club; on its right the waters of the Barada flow sluggishly along an excavated channels across which can be seen, on the other bank, the buildings of the International Fair, the theatre, various facilities, the gardens and the buildings of the Museum, and finally, the domes and tapering minarets of the Takiyeh al Suleimaniyeh (the "pilgrims’ haven"), dating from the time of Suleiman. Leave a Comment
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As many members ask many times for learning Arabic , there is arabic section in Damascus university and they teach the standard and the spoken language as student want .this is the address and contact person :
Ms Rahaf Ajouka
Students' Affairs
Tel: +963-(11)-2129494 (ext 55)
Fax: +963-(11)-2120164
e-mail: asp_sy@hotmail.com
web :http://www.damasuniv.shern.net/english/index_en.htm
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A wonderful, great, enourmous city! I don't know exactly how many millions of people live there, and anyway I guess the number would simply scare me. And yet, this big place can be cosy, frinedly, intimate. It's the lace I felt most at home: a city of charm, of contrasts, of chaos.
A lady I saw in the street - which for me represented the essence of Damascus. Black stilettos, tights bright green fake leather trousers, a black biker jacket and a black hijab that covered most of her face. Anywhere else she would have looked ridiculous - in Damascus - she simply looked in between modern and traditional life. Leave a Comment
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New Damascus is not exactly a pretty sight, in terms of things to see: the hejaz train station, the national museum, Takiyya as-Suleimaniyya - and very little else. However I love it. It's centered around al-Merjeh square (the Martyr's square), is home to many hotels and... it's as sleezy as Syria can get. This means very little sleazy, but still I really adored the slight hint of very tame red light district - very interesting...
Walking around and enjoying the sight of the many wannabe porno cinemas and films... the area is as safe as anywhere else in Damascus or Syria. And being frequently stopped and asked if i was Russian... which I translated into "prostitute" since someone told me that the "pro's" mainly come from there... and then beingoffered apologies for the inappropriate question. Fun! Leave a Comment
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Old Damascusis sublime - pure charm! It's really Syria's icing on the cake: all places of interests are there: from the azem palace, to the omayyad mosque, to the little winding lanes, to the souqs... to really everything one should see.
my fondest memory is a walk there by night... with the main souq all empty and brightly lit up.... it's a walk by the citadel's walls to see the statue of saladin also lit up... its the omayyad's mosque's wall built in the same style as the temple of Bel in Palmyra... it's the captivating mynareths... butespecially it's the spokky narrow lanes... which makes you think you've taken a few steps back in time Leave a Comment
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The Christian Quarter of the Old City of Damascus is the location of several Biblical stories relating to Saul aka St. Paul. Saul walked along Straight Street. He was then guided to the House of Ananias, which is now a chapel and finally, after changing his name to Paul, he was lowered from the city wall to escape from the Jews. A small chapel has been built here too.
The Christian Quarter also has some of the most important remains of the Roman City, including the Roman Arch and the eastern gate or Bab as-Sharqi. It is a quiet area with narrow streets and alleyways, bars and restaurants as well as Armenian, Greek Orthodox and Syrian Catholic churches. Leave a Comment
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When I visited Syria in December 2006, the running rate of exchange seemed to be US$ 1=50 SYP (Syrian Pounds or "Lira" in Arabic)... although the official, but irrelevant interbank rate was $1=54 SYP.
In Damascus, I used two cash machines. One was around the corner from Bab Touma, just outside the old city, on Adeeb Ishaq Street. The second was across the street from Cham Palace Hotel on Maysaloun Street in the new city. Undoubtedly, there are others around, but they are not a frequent occurrence. Best to withdraw a little more than you think you need, just in case.
Remember, though, compared to other countries, Syria is quite inexpensive. An expensive meal for one person will rarely cost more than $10-15, i.e. 500-750 SYP, so there is no need to withdraw a fortune from the cash machine.
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My steps, following yours, my shoes in my hands
for the first time in my life i walked in such a place
never i felt so light never i felt so happy
belonging you it was like suddendly
all the answers were clear
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