Tag: Sejilla

• Ancient Eastern Crossroads of Apamea Syria

  

  Driving up to Apamea after visiting the ruins of the other great cities of the area Al Basa and Sejilla while I was staying in Hama, Syria.  This city was the center of it all at one point in time.  The former village of Pharnake was renamed Apamea by the newly appointed and former Roman general to Alexander I king […]

  farflungistan

  March 3, 2011

  Syria, The Middle East

  Adventure Travel, Al Basa, Apamea, Cardo Maximus, Hama, Middle East, Middle East Travel, Orontes, Orontes River, Pharnake, Roman Empire, Sejilla, Syria

• Not so Dead Cities of Syria

  Imagine having a UNESCO Heritage site all to yourself? This is what I found late in the day when I got a ride out to see Al Basa and Sejilla from Hama, Syria. The two sites aren’t officially recognized by UNESCO but are both protected by the Syrian Antiquity law and listed under the category […]

  farflungistan

  January 26, 2011

  Syria

  Adventure Travel, Al Bara, Hama, RTW, Sejilla, Syria, the Dead Cities