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Damascus was built in a strategic site on a plateau 680 m 2,230 ft above sea level and about 80 km 50 mi inland from the mediterranean, sheltered by the antilebanon mountains, supplied with water by the barada river, and at a crossroads between trade routes. A sign of wealth since biblical times, damascus steel was used to create the weapons of kings and chieftains. Synopsis ghalia is inhabited by the soul of zeina, a girl who drowned the day she was born. She meets fouad an aspiring filmmaker who becomes fascinated by ghalias duality. This elegant lock back knife features a hand forged ladder damascus stainless steel blade, brass liners and a. As the insurgency breaks out across the city, they can no. She meets fouad an aspiring filmmaker who becomes fascinated by. The sebenza is the folding knife that has become the yardstick against which others are compared. The d2 blade has been hammered in the center of the blade for a unique look. A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in syria. It is also much more resistant to corrosion than 1095.