al-Lāđiqīyah, Syria

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"Raki_Man's impression about the 'very slow' trains is definitely not correct : the new trains reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, are pretty punctual, and the new trains (South Korean built, operating since last April on the routes Damascus > Homs > Hama > Aleppo, Damascus > Lattakia and Aleppo > Lattakia must be the most modern and comfortable ones in the Middle East, along with the better trains in Turkey and perhaps (no experience so far )in Iran."
lonelyplanet.com

"In Aleppo, das vermutlich noch älter ist als Damaskus, steht eine mächtige Zitadelle, das beste syrische Beispiel arabischer Militärarchitektur. Für Touristen ist ganz besonders der souk interessant, ein Markt, der aus 16 km engen, gewundenen Straßen besteht."
adenion.travel-guides.com

"The other bus station is Garaj Harasta, or Garaj Pullman, on the Damascus-Homs Road, 5km (3 miles) northeast of the city centre, from where the luxury Pullman coaches and other companies leave to all destinations north of the city, including Aleppo, Lattakia, Palmyra and Turkey."
cityguide.travel-guides.com

"The present owner, rarely refuses to show visitors this typically Venetian house, in which many generations of men of taste have built up a priceless collection of works of art from every country between China and Egypt- yet another sign of Aleppo's transcontinental role."
world66.com

"At the other end of Souq al-Hamidiyya is a fort-like section of the extant city wall that is the Citadel (but make sure to visit Aleppo 's Citadel for a truly amazing experience)."
wikitravel.org

"When traveling from Lebanon, service taxis (taxis that follow a fixed route only, usually from near one bus station to another) are a convenient way to reach Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Aleppo or other Syrian towns."
wikitravel.org

"The first couple times I had manaeesh it was baked, but I also had something in Aleppo warmed on the street-cart's stovetop/grill but it was still really similar, just a bit smaller, so I still thought of it as manaeesh."
lonelyplanet.com

"For example, Syrian Christians are more highly urbanized than Muslims;many live either in or around Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah ,or Latakia ,and there are relatively fewer of them in the lower income groups."
en.wikipedia.org

"The main line connects Damascus, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zur, Hassake and Qamishle with a secondary line along the coast."
lonelyplanet.com

"Buses run between Beirut and Damascus every hour from 06:00 to 20:00 and there are buses and service taxis from Beirut to Lattakia and Hama (as well as Aleppo and Homs)."
lonelyplanet.com

"It was afternoon prayer time, so I couldn?t go into the main hall, but I was allowed to enter the courtyard and climb the tall minaret which offers fantastic views of the mosque and the imposing Citadel of Aleppo rising to the east atop an extinct 38m tall volcanic cone, once site of the ancient acropolis."
lonelyplanet.com

"Syria's historic sites rival those of its Middle Eastern neighbours; Syria also lays claim to the oldest continuously occupied city (Damascus vies for the title with Aleppo), the spunkiest Crusader castle (Krak des Chevaliers) and the best preserved Roman theatre (in Bosra)."
lonelyplanet.com