Damascus, one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities, is about fifty miles from the sea. The mountains of Lebanon and Anti Lebanon come between this ancient town and the Mediterranean coast, and make Damascus a true "desert harbour".
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Barely three hours and suddenly you feel you are landing on the other side of the moon. It is 3.30 am, but the airport terminal is buzzing. The officer tries to enquire in ornate Arabic whether we have a visa in our passport, why we have come and how long we intend to stay. A personal data sheet is produced, also a translator with broken English to interpret for the officer, and after a short question-and-answer game, a satisfying stamp and a 30 euro per person visa fee we enter the system - permitted to stay in Damascus until ٥٧٥٢١. ( Now solve that, foreigner!)
The capital of Syria is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city on Earth.
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