Syria 25.9.2008: 2-8-2 No. 262 (Hartmann 4031/1918) poses beside Bosra Citadel, while some small boys are fascinated by the loco's plume of black smoke rising into the blue sky. The breathtaking Citadel itself dates from the Ummayad period - ca.650AD - and comprises massive stone walls, behind a moat, enclosing a Roman theatre, that had itself, been erected after 106AD.
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