 Having experienced the beauty
of Aleppo and Latakia, I started to understand how the Silk
Road changed the face of what is now Syria,
and I was excited to delve deeper into the history of the Silk
Road and specifically the cities of Palmyra and Damascus, Syria.
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 History has always fascinated me, which was my inspiration to trace parts of the Silk Road in Syria at the annual Silk Road Festival. My travels began in the city of Aleppo, the final destination of the ancient caravans that traveled from Asia and Mesopotamia along what was called the Silk Road. The sights and cultural experiences that I encountered in Syria, first in Aleppo, and later in Latakia, Palmyra, and Damascus, left me with lasting memories of the beauty and the hospitality of the country.
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