| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HOMS | Syrian city on the Orontes. |
| HAMA | City in Syria, on the Orontes River. |
| PALMYRA | Ancient Syrian city on the Silk Road |
| ALEP | Syrian city, to the French |
| ALEP | Syrian city, so-called by the French. |
| EBLA | Powerful Syrian city in the third millennium B.C. |
