Great Syria and surroundings - Middle East Pics Thread 2. Starting with Lebanon

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a capitel

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part of the decoration

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this part is visible on the previous pics already, but I find it so nice...

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and now some modern syrian art: president Hafiz al-Asad and the hard-working Syrians!

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Gay Syria

As I've mentioned, I've been working at polish embassy... that's a square next to it, and the Sibki park on it. There are a couple gay meeting places in Damascus, but none as fameous as Sibki palace, under polish embassy.

If a Syrian guy smiles at You without a reason, winks at You, calms your hair or makes compliments - that does NOT mean he's gay.
However, if he wets his lips slowly while doing one of above, I think he is.
Officially, there are no gays in Syria. But there are quite a few I guess. I've been given some more or less open propositions and I really don't know why I haven't complied

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the biggest christian denomination is greek-orthodox. this is their cathedral in Damascus

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This poster comes from after cease-fire in Lebanon. the boy's written: "congratulations for the victory, oh resistance (Hizb Allah)! Congratulations, oh Lebanon! Congratulations, oh Syria!"
The poster is sponsored by cellular phone company

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After the start of kidnapped soldiers' case and Israeli attack on Gaza and Lebanon, Israeli flags were being drawn on the streats of Old Damascus so that the pedestrians could destroy them by walking on them

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what I liked very much in Damascus' Old Town were the covers of plants above the streats

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Damascus is definitely a city of crafmanship

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once again, remains of the Iovis' temple in front of Grand Mosque and the suq

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the very centre of Damascus. The monument if Yusuf al-'Azmah, first ministry of defence of Syria, who died defending the country against french invasion.
The building in the background is ministry of finances. the road to it is very important. On the left, You can find tourist information and Saudi-french bank (one of), the best in Syria. On the right, there's Russian Cultural centre, russian airways, syrian Moulin Rouge, and the best coctails in Damascus, as well as a good bookshop

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never too many of Asad's statues

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a monument of syrian worker

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Poles were building the infrostructure here!