MARY/ Going back to the period of Jamdet Naser (3100-2900 B.C.), occupied by the Akkadeans (2700 B.C.), by Sargon (2400 B.C.), by his grandson Naram-Sin (2320-2284 B.C. ), by the Amorites (19 cent.) and at the days of Hammourabi ( 1792-1750 B.C.) Mari had its own dinasty. the most important sites are : the Temples, the royal palace (2000 B.C. ) where 25000 of cuneiform tablets were found

Palmyra

Busra civilization ( the theater )

jaurash

AL RUSAFA ( civilization gat )

ALNAWAHEER ( best oldest way of raising up water for irrigation )

old civilization installed in mountain

Palmera

Maaloula is the most beautiful summer resorts of the Qalamoun Mountains in which there is a famous split as a narrow passage between two mountains. The monastery of St. Takla is considered one of the oldest in the world contains the remains of the st's body. On top of the mountain (1625m) lies the monastery of St. Sergios and Bakhus which has a little church considered as one of the oldest churches in the world. The most fascinating thing is that the inhabitants still speak the Language of Christ ( the Aramaic ).

/Palmyra / was occupied by the Arameans and later in 64 B.C. by the Romans. In 266 A.D. and after the assassination of her husband, Zenobia claimed the title of Augustus to her infant son Vahaballath. In 272 A.D. Palmyra capitulated and Zenobia was taken as a prisoner to Rome. The most important sites are the temple of Bel, the Temple of Baal Shamin, the Monumental arch and Great colonnade street. The Theatre, the Agora, the Tetrapyle, the Necropolis, the Museum, and the famous Tombs.