The Crac des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights) is located near Homs, a city in western Syria. The castle was the easternmost of five Crusader fortifications guarding the only major pass between Antakya in Turkey and Beirut in the Lebanon. Homs has played a central role in the ongoing Syrian civil war against the Baathist government and has suffered greatly from the conflict.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Quite surprised to see Syrian postal system still delivering mail!
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