Hi baldrick2dogs, Mandilulur and vignale! many thanks for all the info and tips above. It's much appreciated and I'm very grateful about it. I am a Filipino who will travel to mid-east for leisure and amman and damascus are included in my itinerary. Yes, I did try the traveladvisory.com and got tons of info there and I would very soon visit lonelyplanet.com as well .. though I know Damascus to be a great historical country in itself, I was impressed with the travelers review of the place as they are simply amazing ..

About the visa, i will obtain here from doha .. but if I exit from Amman going to Damascus and after 2 days I would be back to Amman again does that require me to obtain a multiple-visa from Jordan? I heard some of my friedns went to Syria thru the border from Amman and went back to Amman to be back to KSA but I have no idea if they had multi-visa or otherwise .. please advice

Both Amman and Damascus are worth all the peny and time to visit these historical places of civilization ..

thanks again and more info please, if it's ok