Syria

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Around the market (Aleppo, Syria)

A blacksmith making hammers (Aleppo, Syria)

The market (Aleppo, Syria)

Crac des Chevaliers, one of the largest and best-preserved crusader castles (Syria)

Norias or wooden water wheels build to irrigate the land (Hama, Syria)

Qala'at Ibn Maan castle (Palmyra, Syria)

A friendly bakery with excellent bread (Damascus, Syria)

Omayyad Mosque courtyard (Damascus, Syria)

Next stop was Jordan