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A Hundred Years Ago, a Regular Bus Service Ran From Baghdad to Damascus. Despite the Desert Bandits,

Summary by iDNES.cz
In a time when passage through the Syrian desert was paid for in gold or blood, two enterprising brothers from New Zealand started a crazy business. They established a regular bus service in the arid deserts, where even Bedouins on camels moved precariously. They drove the gravel road from Damascus to Baghdad in eighteen hours.
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In a time when passage through the Syrian desert was paid for in gold or blood, two enterprising brothers from New Zealand started a crazy business. They established a regular bus service in the arid deserts, where even Bedouins on camels moved precariously. They drove the gravel road from Damascus to Baghdad in eighteen hours.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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iDNES.cz broke the news in Čestlice, Czechia on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
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