Album Impressions from Syria from KliX

The birds

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:07:47 +0000

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Damascus - Tower of Nur ad-din

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:51:45 +0000

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One of the very few towers of the city wall left. It is hidden among houses.
Built by Nur Ad-din Zangi (11th century) as enforcement of the city against Crusader attacks.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:32:12 +0000

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The theatre 2nd century AD

Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
I think you would say that this is exactly how you expect a place like Syria to be, camels, tents, caravans,.. WRONG! This is the only place where I saw camels, for tourists!
To the background you see peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:32:10 +0000

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Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:32:08 +0000

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Tetrapylon (in part) and the castle

Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
I think you would say that this is exactly how you expect a place like Syria to be, camels, tents, caravans,.. WRONG! This is the only place where I saw camels, for tourists!
To the background you see peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture.

Modern and Old

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Sun, 03 May 2009 18:55:58 +0000

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The tomb of Farrukh Shah (12th century), the nephew of Saladin and Ayyubid Prince in the foreground and the Four Season's Hotel in the background.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:15 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
To the right you see the end of the Pillar Street and to the left the peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:17 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
In front Temple Of Baalshamin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_Shamin) from 130AD and behind the castle of Palmyra built by Prince Fakhr Addin Al-Maani II of Mount Lebanon (17th century)

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:20 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
Palmyra was the defiant city that tried to defy Rome and was destroyed by it after2 revolutions. You can see the Triumph Arch and Main (Pillar) Street. You can see the people leaning on the pillars. You can get, thus, an impression about their dimension.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:23 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
Do you see the little stream in front(bottom? It nourishes all this oasis in the middle of this steps.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:28 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
In the front are the remains of some pillars of the main Pillar Street. To the background you see peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:53:45 +0000

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Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
I think you would say that this is exactly how you expect a place like Syria to be, camels, tents, caravans,.. WRONG! This is the only place where I saw camels, for tourists!
To the background you see peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture.

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:31:49 +0000

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The oasis of Palmyra, standing in the sand nowhere. Each plantation gets water form the small stream for a few hours a day or maybe one day a month. How can it be so green and prosperous? There are Palm trees and trees of Pomegranate and figs and olive trees

Palmyra (Tadmor)

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:31:52 +0000

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This guy probably rents his horses to the tourists. Here he is washing them in the stream that nourishes the whole oasis

In the Courtyard

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:50 +0000

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reading in this lovely courtyard with a cat (in d´fact more than one) around, a hubbly bubbly and tea. What else would one need?

Decorating

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:47 +0000

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Handicraft men decorating wood with Syrian traditional decorations

A chair and a book

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:44 +0000

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Textile merchants

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:41 +0000

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in the market for handicrafts waiting patiently for customers, usually tourists

Traditional patterns

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:30:38 +0000

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on traditional dresses. Possibly these are motives from Palestinian tradition

Sinaniyah Mosque

nobody@ipernity.com (KliX) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:48:10 +0000

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Built by the famous Ottoman Architect Sinan Pasha

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan_Basha_Mosque