Syria
Assad's Palace on the hilltop over Damascus
One of the delights of Syria, the Bread
Crac de Chevaliers
(Crusader's Castle)
More Photos of the Crusader's Castle
Palmyra
Bosra
More Photos of Bosra and the Druze
Simeon
ascended this column in 423 and stayed there for 36 years.
Only remnants remain from the years of souvenir taking.
Church of St. Simeon (490 AD)
More Photos of the Church of St. Simeon
Bedouins
Euphrates river
More Photos of New and Old along the Euphrates
Safety and Peace
other Middle Eastern countries
The Middle East largely consists of Muslim countries:
 | 
Bahrain |
| 
Egypt |
| 
Iran |
| 
Jordan |
| 
Kuwait |
| 
Oman |
| 
Palestine |
| 
Qatar |
| 
Saudi Arabia |
| 
Syria |
|  The Yemen |
| United
Arab Emirates
|
Some of the exceptions are the Christian country of:
| Georgia |
the Jewish state of:
| Israel |
and a country with 17 different religious communities
| Lebanon |
