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Aleppo (Arabic Halab) city in northern Syria, capital of Aleppo Governorate. It lies on a plateau 427 m (1400 ft) high, midway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Euphrates River. The second largest city of Syria is Aleppo.
Homs, city in western Syria, on the Orontes River. Known in antiquity as Emesa, the city had a temple to the sun god, in which the Roman emperor Heliogabalus, a native of Hims, was at one time a priest. The town was made a Roman colony under Emperor Caracalla in the early part of the 3rd century. Rebelling Syrian forces under Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, were defeated here by the Roman army of Emperor Lucius Domitius Aurelian in 273. In 636 the town was captured by the Arabs.
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Latakia (Arabic al-Ladhiqiya), city and port in northwestern Syria, capital of Latakia Governorate, on the Mediterranean Sea. The city is the trading center for the surrounding agricultural region and is also noted for tobacco, which is grown nearby. It is a leading seaport of the country and its chief exports are cotton, fruits, and tobacco.
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Of the most famous dances in Syria is the Dabka, a dance of several light coordinated steps with movements of the body that express vivacity of the males and tenderness of the females, accompanied by frequent organized
movements of feet, beating the ground in harmony with a drum, a flute or any other country musical instrument.
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Hamah, city in west central Syria, on the Orontes River. The principal products of the city and the surrounding region are grain and wool, silk, and cotton textiles. An ancient city, frequently mentioned in the Bible as Hamath, Hamah was once an important center of the Hittites.
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Damascus (Arabic Dimashq), capital and chief city of Syria , in southwestern Syria, on the Barada River, near the Anti-Lebanon Mountains in the southwestern part of the country. The greater part of Damascus, including the rectangular ancient city, is on the south bank of the Barada modern suburbs extend from the north bank.
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 Hamadiyeh Souk is a major commercial center up until this day, the shops in Hamadiyeh sell almost everything with a wide array of products displayed at the main street. Exquisite handmade brocades, mosaic, and copper inlaid with silver were superbly displayed, perplexing to the shopper's initiative due to their abundance. Ice cream, sweets, and the delicious `tamary ka'ak' were continuously as you walk through the souk.
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The Syrian cuisine is varied and rich, in view of the fertility of Syrian lands and the abundance of their crops which enable the cook to be a master and to diversify in his choice and talent in the preparation of fresh meals made of vegetables, legumes and meats.The Syrian table is always decorated with the various delicious pastries famous all over the world. Travelers do not miss to take with them on their leaving the country samples of these sweets to give them as presents to their dear friends and family members. These desserts are followed by fresh or dried fruits grown in Syrian fields.
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