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|currency=[[Syrian | |currency=[[Syrian pound]] | ||
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'''Syria''', officially the '''Syrian Arab Republic''', is a country in the [[Middle East]]. It borders [[Lebanon]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west, [[Turkey]] to the north, | '''Syria''', officially the '''Syrian Arab Republic''', is a country in the [[Middle East]], with [[Damascus]] its [[capital (city)|capital]]. It borders [[Lebanon]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west, [[Turkey]] to the north, Iraq to the east, and [[Jordan]] to the south-east. Syria has a disputed border with [[Israel]] to the south-west, and part of it, the [[Golan Heights]], is occupied by that country. Syria has been in a [[Syrian civil war|state of civil war]] since 2011, with various rebel factions fighting the government of President [[Bashir al-Assad]]. | ||
Syria has been an important center for | Syria has been an important center for millennia. Damascus may be the oldest continuously inhabited [[city]] in the world, and it was an important center of the ancient and medieval [[Islam]]ic worlds, serving as the capital of the [[Arab people|Arab]] [[Umayyad dynasty]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Ancient | ===Ancient history=== | ||
The land that today forms Syria has been inhabited since ancient times. Semitic peoples, such as the [[ | The land that today forms Syria has been inhabited since ancient times. Semitic peoples, such as the [[Phoenicians]] and [[Arameans]] (the language of the latter, [[Aramaic]], became the major spoken language in Syria and much of the Middle East), first entered the country. Empires such as the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]], [[Babylon|Babylonians]], [[Assyrian Empire|Assyrians]], and [[Persian Empire|Persians]]. In 332 <span style= | ||
"font-variant:small-caps">bc</span>, Syria, along with the rest of the Persian Empire, fell to [[Alexander the Great]]. It was ruled by various [[Greek]]-speaking dynasties until its conquest by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in 63 <span style= | |||
"font-variant:small-caps">bc</span>. Syria remained under the control of the Romans, an their successors the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], until the 7th century <span style= | |||
"font-variant:small-caps">ad</span>. By the beginning of the 5th century <span style= | |||
"font-variant:small-caps">ad</span>, most of Syria had converted to [[Christianity]].<ref>Drysdale, A. (1992). Syria. In K. A. Ranson (ED.) American Academic Encyclodpedia (Vol. 18 pp. 413). Danbury, CT: Grolier Inc.</ref> | |||
===Islam and the Ummayyads=== | ===Islam and the Ummayyads=== | ||
===Later Islamic | |||
===French | ===Later Islamic history=== | ||
===French rule and resistance=== | |||
===Independence=== | ===Independence=== | ||
===The United Arab Republic=== | ===The United Arab Republic=== | ||
===A | |||
===The al-Assad | ===A decade of revolutions=== | ||
===Recent | |||
===The al-Assad era=== | |||
===Recent history=== | |||
{{seealso|Syrian civil war}} | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
== | |||
==Footnotes== | |||
{{reflist|2}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 24 October 2024
| Syrian Arab Republic | |
|---|---|
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| National anthem | Homet el Diyar |
| Capital (and largest city) | Damascus |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Government type | Single-party republic |
| President | Bashir al-Assad |
| Area | 185,180 km² 71,479 mi² |
| Population | 19,747,586 (58th) (2007 estimate) |
| Population density | 107/km² 276 mi² |
| HDI | 0.724 (medium) (109th) (2007) |
| Currency | Syrian pound (SYP) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) Summer:EEST (UTC+3) |
| Country codes | Internet TLD : .sy Calling code : +963 |
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in the Middle East, with Damascus its capital. It borders Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, and Jordan to the south-east. Syria has a disputed border with Israel to the south-west, and part of it, the Golan Heights, is occupied by that country. Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with various rebel factions fighting the government of President Bashir al-Assad.
Syria has been an important center for millennia. Damascus may be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, and it was an important center of the ancient and medieval Islamic worlds, serving as the capital of the Arab Umayyad dynasty.
Geography
History
Ancient history
The land that today forms Syria has been inhabited since ancient times. Semitic peoples, such as the Phoenicians and Arameans (the language of the latter, Aramaic, became the major spoken language in Syria and much of the Middle East), first entered the country. Empires such as the Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians. In 332 bc, Syria, along with the rest of the Persian Empire, fell to Alexander the Great. It was ruled by various Greek-speaking dynasties until its conquest by the Romans in 63 bc. Syria remained under the control of the Romans, an their successors the Byzantines, until the 7th century ad. By the beginning of the 5th century ad, most of Syria had converted to Christianity.[1]
Islam and the Ummayyads
Later Islamic history
French rule and resistance
Independence
The United Arab Republic
A decade of revolutions
The al-Assad era
Recent history
- See also: Syrian civil war
Culture
Demographics
Economy
Footnotes
- ↑ Drysdale, A. (1992). Syria. In K. A. Ranson (ED.) American Academic Encyclodpedia (Vol. 18 pp. 413). Danbury, CT: Grolier Inc.