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Homs, Ben Walid Mosque
We were interested to know whether this mosque had survived the carnage in Syria. As of right now, the correct answer seems to be: mostly. An earlier review on TripAdvisor describes it like this: “The second most important mosque in Syria. includes the tomb of Khalid ibn Al-walid, the companion of prophet Mohammad and one of the greatest warlords in history. His war techniques helped spreading Islam out of the Arabic peninsula defeating both Romans and Persians. lots of stories to tell about him!” The postcard is in poor condition, with a diagonal crease and exceptionally heavy aging on the reverse, but there’s no extraneous writing and there can’t be too many of these around. Grade: 4-
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Damascus, St. Paul’s Chapel
Mailed in 1967, but from Jordan and not from Syria. The stamp and partial postmark are there, along with the address on a label. Grade: 4