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Syria & Lebanon travel guide

Syria & Lebanon - Orontes Valley (Chapter)

3rd Edition Jul 2008

This is the Orontes Valley chapter from Lonely Planet's Syria & Lebanon guidebook.

Take a detour from the beaten path with a stopover in this oft-overlooked Orontes Valley and discover Roman ruins, towns with bustle but no hustle, beehive houses and Assassin holdouts.

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shop for gold, spices and sheesha pipes and watch artisans at work in the restored souq of Homs
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explore the intriguing beehive houses in Twalid Dabaghein and Sarouj, still used as dwellings

Coverage includes: Homs, Hama & around.

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