Krak des Chevaliers [album]
27 October 2009 | Comments: 0 |
Krak des Chevaliers (French pronunciation: [kʁak de ʃəvaˈlje]), transliterated Crac des Chevaliers, is a Crusader fortress in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world. In Arabic, the fortress is called Qal'at al-Ḥiṣn (Arabic: قلعة الحصن), the word Krak coming from the Syriac karak, meaning fortress. It is located approximately 40 km west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, and is administratively part of the Homs (...)
Homs-Hims [album]
27 October 2009 | Comments: 0 |
Hims (Arabic: حمص, Ḥims, also spelled Homs and anciently called "Emesa"[1] (Greek: ἡ Ἔμεσα) is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Hims Governorate. It is 501 metres (1,640 ft) above sea level and is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Damascus.[2] Located on the Orontes River, Hims is also the central link between the interior cities and the Mediterranean Sea coast.
Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century (...)
Masyaf [album]
27 October 2009 | Comments: 0 |
Masyaf (Arabic مصياف) is a city in Syria, in the Hama Governorate, notable for its large medieval castle.
Osmanlı trenler Fabrikası [album]
27 October 2009 | Comments: 0 |
The archaeological site of Train Locomotive Factory in Qadam south of Damascus in Syria.
Plant dates back to the Ottoman Empire in Syria, where the Germans built it after the Ottoman Government request to feed the railway locomotives Hijazi with the latest techniques in a timely manner.
It defined the height of production in 1907.
During the French occupation of Syria it was used by French forces as a location for the reform and presence of tanks and aircraft engines, the French army (...)
Halep [album]
27 October 2009 | Comments: 0 |
Aleppo (حلب ['ħalab], Halep, Αλέππο, other names) is a city in northern Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate.
Aleppo mentioned in texts at the end of the 3rd millennium bc. In the 18th century bc Ḥalab was the capital of the Amorite kingdom
Syria [album]
30 November -1 | Comments: 0 |
Syria.. My home country, I love it and I love photo all its landmarks.
Syria.. An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
Tartus-Tartous [album]
30 November -1 | Comments: 0 |
Tartus (Arabic: طرطوس, also transliterated Tartous) is a city in Syria, the capital of Tartus Governorate. The city was known as Antaradus in Latin or Antartus and Tortosa by the Crusaders. Tartus is 220 km northwest of Damascus and less than one hour drive south of Latakia.
