Syria Info

Modern Syria is situated in Asia along the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. [b]Syria[/b] is an Arab Middle Eastern
County that has a total area of 185,180 sq. km and 17.000.000
inhabitants (2000). Syria has a coastline of 180 km to the
Mediterranean Sea and shares borders with, Lebanon to the West, Turkey
to the North, Iraq to the East, and Jordan to the South. [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Syria/Syria.htm]Syria[/url],
also shares borders with Palestine and Israel to the south west. This
border is the main conflict of dispute between Syria and Israel. This
area is known as the Golan Heights.
The most important [b]cities[/b] in [b]Syria[/b] are: [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Damascus.htm]Damascus[/url], the capital of Syria and the major city. [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Aleppo.htm]Aleppo,[/url] the second major city. [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Homs.htm]Homs,[/url] the third important city. [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Latakia.htm]Latakia,[/url] the major city in Syrian Mediterranean coast. [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Hama.htm]Hama[/url], the famous city of waterwheels (Norias). [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Palmyra.htm]Palmyra[/url], the city of Zanobia. Its also importants the cities of [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Idlib.htm]Idlib[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Tartus.htm]Tartus[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Suwayda.htm]Suwayda[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/DeirEz-Zor.htm]Deir ez-Zor[/url] and [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Kamishli.htm]Al Kamishly[/url]. Other interesting places are: [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Bosra.htm]Bosra[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Maalula.htm]Maalula[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Ugarit.htm]Ugarit[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/KrakDesChevaliers.htm]Krak Des Chevaliers[/url], [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Mari.htm]Mari [/url]and [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Ebla.htm]Ebla[/url].
[b][url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Homs.htm]Homs[/url][/b] or [b]Hims [/b]is an ancient city dating back to the year 2300 B.C and was known in Roman times as [b]Emesa[/b]. Emesa's fortunes were always tied with the trade city of [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Palmyra.htm]Palmyra[/url]. [b]Homs[/b] was the third station on the
"Silk Road" after Doura Europos and [url=http://www.homsonline.com/EN/Citeis/Palmyra.htm]Palmyra[/url].
Christianity was established in Emesa early on, as 3rd to 7th century
and it was taken in 636 by the Muslims, who renamed it Homs.

Now [b]Homs[/b] has an important historical building like: [b]Khaled Ibn Al-Walid Mosque, Al Nouri Mosque (or Great Mosque), Um Zunnar Church [/b]and[b] Mar Elian Church.

Homs[/b] has a very beatiful Restaurants on Orontes river-side like, [b]Dik al Jen, Abbara, Al Ahram, Marsella, Miranda, Abu Samra, Al Dawwar, Kardinia and al Tannur.[/b]

thank a lot Hani I like these subjects keep on writing about our lovely country Syria, lovely Homs

sure i will but i will write more about my lovely aleppo [img]https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/lol.gif[/img] [img]https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_geek.png[/img]