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tartous Palmyra-Gateway to Babylon

Known as Tadmor in antiquity, the city of palms, its existence dates back to Neolithic times almost 1,000 years B.C. Palmyra’s golden age was reached during the reign of the warrior queen Zenobia; half Greek and half Arab …

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SYRIA

Officially the Syrian Arab Republic, Syria is a country in Western Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

Modern Syria was established after the 1st World War as a French mandate and gained independence in April 1946. It encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires from the third millennium BC. Its capital city, Damascus, is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. The country’s population is made up of Sunni Muslims, Alawis, Christians and Druze.

Tartous

It is the second largest port city in Syria after Latakia and the largest city in Tartous Governorate.

The History of Tartous goes back to the 2nd millennium BC when it was founded as a Phoenician colony. The city was favored by Emperor Constantine for its devotion to the cult of the Virgin Mary; the first chapel to be dedicated to the Virgin was built here in the 3rd century.

Arwad, the only inhabited island on the Syrian coast dating back to the Phoenicians, is located a few kilometers off the beachfront boulevard of modern Tartous.

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	Tour ID: TTS- 01 Duration: 12h00	Palmyra-Gateway to Babylon Tour Highlights: Palmyra, the museum and tombs, Temple of Bel, Monumental Arch, Great Colonnade, Theatre, Market Place, Banquet Hall Known as Tadmor in antiquity, the city of palms, its existence dates back to Neolithic times almost 1,000 years B.C. Palmyra’s golden age was reached during the reign of the warrior queen Zenobia; half Greek and half Arab …. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 02 Duration: 13h30	The Road to Damascus Tour Highlights: Damascus, Al Hamidieh souk, Omayyad Mosque, Azem Palace, Bab Charqui Visit the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world where Greeks, Romans and Byzantines left their mark before the city fell to the Omayyad. Step back into biblical times as you walk through the narrow lanes of old Damascus visiting …. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 03 Duration: 04h00	Crac des Chevaliers & Old Tartous Tour Highlights: Crac des Chevaliers, old quarters of Tartous Built at over 2,000 feet above sea level “perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world” Crac des Chevaliers is indeed the greatest of all Crusaders’ castles; one of the greatest sights in Syria …. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 04 Duration: 03h30	Marquab Castle Tour Highlights: Marquab castle Build by Muslim Arabs in 1062 Marquab Castle was bought by the Crusaders a century later. The most important aspects and features of this fortress are the keep and the chapel. The round keep is a massive tower of strength …... chapel is a magnificent example of Gothic art with traces of Romanesque…. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 05 Duration: 11h30	Syrian Kaleidoscope(Amrit, St George, Crac des Chevaliers, Apamea,Hama) Tour Highlights: Amrit, St George's convent, Crac des Chevaliers, Apamea, Hama A fascinating look into Syria’s culturally diverse, colorful past and present. Strange and mysterious monuments, breathtaking castles, revered convents, ancient water wheels and fabled cities …. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 06 Duration: 08h30	Apamea & Hama Tour Highlights: Apamea, Hama Built by Seleucus Nikator, ruler of northern Syria and Mesopotamia following the death of Alexander the Great he named the town after his Persian wife Afimia..… Hama's history dates back to 2,000 BC….. Hama's most prominent feature …. More information
	Tour ID: TTS- 07 Duration: 13h00	Aleppo Tour Highlights: Aleppo (Halab) A 13th century citadel, masterpiece of Arab architecture, a Grand Mosque containing the tomb of Zachary, father of John the Baptist, an impressive museum and a well preserved old walled part of town with charming restaurants and boutique hotels, Aleppo …. More information

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