Syria
Coordinates: 35°N 38°E / 35°N 38°E
Syria (
i/ˈsɪ.rɪə/; Arabic: سوريا or سورية, Sūriyā or Sūrīyah), officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia. De jure Syrian territory borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest, but the government's control now extends to approximately 30–40% of the de jure state area and less than 60% of the population.
A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians,Mandeans and Turks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, and Yazidis. Sunni Arabs make up the largest population group in Syria.
In English, the name "Syria" was formerly synonymous with the Levant (known in Arabic as al-Sham), while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC. Its capital Damascus is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In the Islamic era, Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt.
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UN Security Council Agrees to Aid Change to NW Syria
Voa News 12 Jul 2020UN Security Council Deadlocked Over Aid Deliveries to NW Syria
Voa News 11 Jul 2020Russia, China Again Veto Aid to Millions of Syrians
Voa News 10 Jul 2020Turkish security forces detain 6 YPG fighters in northern Syria: ministry
China.dot.org 10 Jul 2020Rami Makhlouf: Syrian tycoon says regime is targeting his female staff
The National 09 Jul 2020At UN, Russia Fails to Push Through Syria Resolution Cutting Aid Access
Voa News 09 Jul 2020Signs Iran’s regime is facing collapse
Asiatimes 09 Jul 2020‘You feel like in prison here’: imagining a future in Lebanon through Syrian eyes
Open Democracy 08 Jul 2020Turkey says kills 2 YPG fighters, detains 3 in northern Syria
Xinhua 07 Jul 2020There shouldn't be a price tag on the right to sight
Independent online (SA) 06 Jul 2020Is the US using its NATO ally Turkey to counter Russia in Libya?
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