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The smell of Damascus, here; did you know?

Postby repulsewarrior » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:41 am

Roses that grow in the Troodos mountains, are more prized than ever before because of the war in Syria.

...and Syrians, living in Cyprus, have been here longer than we (read: I/i) imagined.

https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/featu ... 05484.html

...interesting story of a village and their enterprise.
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Re: The smell of Damascus, here; did you know?

Postby kurupetos » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:14 pm

Cheap labor? :lol:
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Re: The smell of Damascus, here; did you know?

Postby repulsewarrior » Tue Jun 29, 2021 4:31 am

...more about smells,

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/2 ... -to-cyprus

...some of the best, (and the most ancient) in the world.
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Re: The smell of Damascus, here; did you know?

Postby repulsewarrior » Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:57 pm

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019 ... the-roses/

...apparently the link i posted doesn't work, but this one does.
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