
Syria
GPS route for Syria is not available
(Status: 12.12.2024)
The route through SYRIA is about 500 km. Entry into Syria is not possible / not recommended! Syria still has to be left out!
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The following video was made by us after we crossed the whole of Syria (from Turkey to Jordan) on foot in December 2010 - a few months before the war began. The Assad regime ruled the country for decades and there has been war in Syria since 2011.
We were travelling in Syria for a month and had daily encounters on the street, in restaurants, internet cafes and in people's homes. We were checked several times by the secret service and all photos and videos were checked. By comparison: when we reached Jordan, the next Arab country on the route, this oppressive atmosphere was no longer noticeable. Since the war, no pilgrim has been able to cross this country on the JERUSALEM WAY.
But we also consciously think of the great hospitality and willingness to help that the people in Syria showed us. And now on December 8, 2024, events are unfolding rapidly!
We are all looking forward to Syria and hope that this was a step towards democracy - that lasting peace can be achieved! Peace is the hope that lies in war.
MAY DECEMBER 8, 2024 GO DOWN IN THE HISTORY OF SYRIA AND THE ENTIRE HUMANITY AS A DAY OF PEACE!
Inshallah
Excerpt from our travel diary 2010
Finally, in November we actually arrive in Syria on foot, which is unbelievable for us. We are grateful to have come so far. Aleppo lies before us, and we are immediately captivated by the city when we arrive. We spend several days here, Syria is truly a cradle of cultures!
As a result, we crossed the entire country on foot from north to south in about a month and also reached Maalula. In the remote place in the mountains near Damascus, Aramaic is still spoken, the language that was also spoken in the time of Jesus! An excursion to the Golan Heights enriches our experience in Syria and rounds off our stay. Walking further south from Damascus we reach Bosra and then the Kingdom of Jordan.
For more information about our experiences and encounters, landscape, culture and history, see the chapter Syria in the book "On the Jerusalem Way / On the Jerusalem Way"
