The city in this country once known as Emessa lies on the Orontes River and is now home to the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque. Its other notable cities include one famous for its waterwheels that has largely been rebuilt since the bloody suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood there in 1982. In addition t
The city in this country once known as Emessa lies on the Orontes River and is now home to the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque. Its other notable cities include one famous for its waterwheels that has largely been rebuilt since the bloody suppression of the Muslim Brotherhood there in 1982. In addition to Homs and Hama, this country's famous sites include the Crusader castle of Krak des Chavaliers, the Ummayad Mosque in its capital, and the markets of Aleppo. FTP, identify this Arab country now ruled by Bashar al-Asad from Damascus.
The city in this country once known as Emessa lies on the Orontes River and is now home to the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque.
{Syrian} Arab Republic (accept al-jumhuriyyah al-‘arabiyyah al-{Suriyyah})