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Modified 23-May-11
Created 18-Mar-11
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The pictures in this Syria Gallery were taken in the first half of March 2011. On the day of my, very early morning, March 16 departure, the shooting in Damascus started. I was lucky.
The situtation in Syria a is a disaster for the Syrian people, and it is also dangerous for the whole Middle East. Let's hope it gets better, but unfortunately that can take time.
The situtation in Syria a is a disaster for the Syrian people, and it is also dangerous for the whole Middle East. Let's hope it gets better, but unfortunately that can take time.
Damascus: Portal of the Temple of Jupiter, now way in to the Great Mosque
Jupiter's temple Propylaeum
The Great Mosque of Damascus
The Treasure House
The Great Mosque of Damascus
Shiite visitors to the site where the head of the Imam Hussayn once rested.
The place where ‘Alī ibn Ḥussayn, the son of the Imam Hussayn and 4th Imam, used to pray while imprisoned after the Battle of Kerbala.
Tomb of the daughter of the Imam Hussayn
The Azem Palace in Damascus
(c) Sander van Hulsenbeek