Syria is a country in the Middle East. Syria may also refer to Siria , a music duo Syria ship , sailing ship launched in 1868 In places Greater Syria , a historical region of the Levant Arab Kingdom of Syria Aram biblical region , during the Early Iron Age Coele Syria , ancient name for regions in Syria French Mandate for Syria , during the mandates Ottoman Syria , during the Ottoman Empire Roman Syria , during the Roman period Syrian Arab Republic , a modern day country in the Middle East Syro Hittite states , during the Early Iron Age Little Syria, Manhattan , a neighborhood that existed in New York City Syria, Virginia , a town in the United States iria , a commune in Arad County, Romania See also Name of Syria Syriac disambiguation Syrian disambiguation disambig Interwikis ar bg es Syria hif Syria hr Sirija razdvojba ja pl Syria ujednoznacznienie ro Siria dezambiguizare ru sv Syrier ... more details
About the modern state of Syria pp move indef small yes Infobox country native name span style line height ... conventional long name span style line height 1.33em Syrian Arab Republic span common name Syria ... br Guardians of the Land small image map Syria Orthographic Projection.png official languages Arabic ... title1 List of heads of state of Syria President leader name1 Bashar al Assad leader title2 List of Prime Ministers of Syria Prime Minister leader name2 Adel Safar legislature People s Council of Syria ... 1&c 463&s NGDPD 2CNGDPDPC 2CPPPGDP 2CPPPPC 2CLP&grp 0&a &pr.x 58&pr.y 20 title Syria publisher International ... Time EEST utc offset DST 3 drives on Right cctld .sy , . calling code Telephone numbers in Syria ... ?lid 5266&tmpl printpage title World Directory of Minorities Syria Overview publisher Minority Rights Group International date accessdate 2010 09 11 ref footnote2 02 from Lebanon Syria IPA en s ri ... Syria was formerly synonymous with the Levant , known in Arabic as Sham , while the modern state ... Basin of Syria . Retrieved 2010 02 01. ref was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate , and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Sultanate Cairo Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt . The population of Syria is 74 Islam in Syria Sunni Muslim , with a 12 Allawite Alawi population, 10 Christianity in Syria Christian ... http www.state.gov r pa ei bgn 3580.htm title Syria 05 07 publisher State.gov date accessdate 2008 10 25 ref The modern Syrian state was established after the First World War as a French Mandate of Syria ... attempts shook the country in the period 1949 1971. Between 1958 1961, Syria entered a brief United Arab Republic union with Egypt , which was terminated by a military coup in Syria. Syria was under ... world middle east clinton meets with syria opposition 2011 12 06 gIQApzQ9ZO story.html title Clinton meets with Syria opposition date December 6, 2011 publisher Washington Post ref Etymology linked Main Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 otheruses Pieria disambiguation Pieria was a Roman province province of Roman Empire Roman History of SyriaSyria around the city of Seleucia Pieria , according to Ptolemy . Coord missing Turkey Category Pieria Syria Turkey geo stub ca Pi ria de S ria ... more details
Syria uses EET UTC 02 00 for the Syria Standard Time and observes DST, as EEST UTC 03 00 . Asia topic Time in Category Time in Syriasyria stub ru ... more details
double image right Flag of Syria.svg 180 Coat of arms of Syria.svg 120 The Flag of Syria The Coat of arms of Syria Image LocationSyria.svg thumb The location of Syria Image Un syria.png thumb An enlargeable map of the Syrian Arab Republic See also Index of Syria related articles The Syrian Arab Republic , commonly known as Syria , is a List of sovereign states sovereign country located in Southwest ... title Syria work The World Factbook publisher United States Central Intelligence Agency accessdate 2009 07 23 ref The modern state of Syria was formerly a French Mandate of Syria French mandate ... been a member of the Assad family . Syria s current president is Bashar al Assad , son of Hafez al ... outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Syria TOC limit limit 2 General reference Image Syria 2004 CIA map.jpg thumb An enlargeable relief map of Syria International Phonetic Alphabet Pronunciation Common English country name Syria Official English country name The Syrian Arab ... names Countries and nations Demonym s Etymology Name of Syria International rankings of Syria ISO ... .sy Geography of Syria Image Syria Topography.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Syria Main Geography of SyriaSyria is a Nation state country Location Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere ... of Syria High Mount Hermon Jabal el Sheikh convert 2814 m ft 0 abbr on Low Mediterranean Sea 0 ... 375 km Flag Israel 76 km Coastline Mediterranean Sea 193 km Population of Syria 19,929,000 List of countries by population 54th most populous country Area of Syria 185180 km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of Syria Atlas of Syria Environment of Syria Main Environment of Syria Climate of Syria Environmental issues in Syria List of ecoregions in Syria Ecoregions in Syria Renewable energy in Syria Geology of Syria Protected areas of Syria List of biosphere reserves in Syria Biosphere reserves in Syria List of national parks of Syria National parks of Syria Wildlife of Syria Flora of Syria Fauna of Syria ... more details
The sport of football soccer football in the country of Syria is run by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football . The association administers the Syria national football team national football team as well as the Syrian Premier League . See also Syria national football team Syria national under 23 football team Syria national under 20 football team Syria national under 17 football team Syria national futsal team Syria women s national football team Syrian Arab Federation for Football Syrian Football Association Syria Asia in topic Football in Category Football in Syria footy stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date September 2011 Other uses Bara disambiguation Infobox ancient site name Bara native name image Bara Ruins.jpg imagealttext caption Ruins of Bara map type Syria map alt latitude 35.683 longitude 36.533 map size 200 location Idlib Governorate , Syria region coordinates type settlement part of Dead Cities length width area height builder material built 4th century AD abandoned 12th century AD epochs cultures Byzantine dependency of occupants event excavations archaeologists condition ruined ownership Public public access Yes website notes Bara lang ar also called Al Bara is one of the former Dead Cities in northwestern Syria . It is located in the Jebel Riha , approx. 65 km north from Hama and approx. 80 km southwest from Aleppo . The settlement was established in the fourth century at an important trade route between Antioch and Apamea Syria Apamea . Due to good location and excellent conditions to produce wine and olive oil it flourished in the 5th and 6th centuries. When Muslims conquered the region and trading routes were disrupted and other Dead Cities were abandoned, Bara remained inhabited, most inhabitants remained Christians and the town even became a seat of a bishopric subordinate of Antioch. In 1098 it was conquered by First Crusade crusaders from here they later set off to the infamous cannibalism cannibalistic massacre of Ma arat al Numan led by Raymond de Saint Gilles . In 1123 the town was reconquered by Muslims who built a small ..., as part of Simeon Citadel and Dead Cities project. http www.syriagate.com Syria about cities Idlib albara.htm Syria Gate http www.middleeast.com bara.htm MiddleEast.com http www.pbase.com image 111984255 Tens of pictures of this dead city commons category Al Bara Category History of Syria Category Archaeological sites in Syria Category Former populated places in Syria Category Dead Cities Category Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List Category Idlib Governorate Syria hist ... more details
about the Syrian village Dama disambiguation Infobox settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info official name Dama other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type For Town or Village Leave blank for the default City motto images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image blank emblem blank emblem type blank emblem size image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption dot x dot y pushpin map Syria the name of a location map as per http en.wikipedia.org wiki Template Location map pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in Syria Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region SY subdivision type Country subdivision name Flag Syria subdivision type1 Governorates of Syria Governorate subdivision name1 As Suwayda Governorate subdivision type2 Districts of Syria District subdivision name2 As Suwayda District subdivision type3 subdivision name3 subdivision type4 subdivision name4 Politics government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager leader name1 leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 established title Settled established date established title2 Incorporated town established date2 established title3 Incorporated city established date3 Area area magnitude unit pref Metric Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion area land km2 See table Template Infobox Settlement ... lang ar is a village in southern Syria , in As Suwayd Governorate . It is located in the heart ... . Category Syria stubs Category Populated places in As Suwayda Governorate Syria geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date October 2009 MTN SYRIA is one of the two Mobile network operator mobile operators in Syria . MTN SYRIA was also known as Areeba . It offers GSM and 3.5g broadband services. However, 3G services like Videophone Video Calls or Streaming media streaming are not yet available on mobile phone s. The services MTN SYRIA provides are far fewer that those mobile operators in surrounding countries offer. As for Tariffs, they are considered reasonable enough. DEFAULTSORT Mtn Syria Category Telecommunications companies of Syria MTN Syria is the leading provider of mobile services, offering cellular network access and business solutions. In 2007, the new MTN brand was launched in Syria, and thus, introducing a new era of telecommunications in the country. MTN Syria provides the Syrian community with advanced mobile services, as well as community services and projects that support the Syrian people. MTN Syria is part of MTN Group which has launched in 1994, MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East. At the end of June 2010, MTN recorded more than 129.2 million subscribers across its operations. MTN Syria at a Glance End of Jun 2010 Active subscribers 4,548,632 Population coverage 97 Geographical coverage 78 Technologies 2G, 3G, 3.5G Retail Base 6025 Number of Employees 1352 ... more details
Albaida lang ar is a small village in Syria . It is located convert 95 km 0 abbr on Southeast ... sy.com Official website See also Albaida disambiguation Category Populated places in Hama Governorate ... more details
Syria Times is an English language Syrian daily newspaper. Syria Times is published by the same government owned company that prints the leading Arabic daily Tishreen . As of 2000, these two newspapers had a circulation of 5,000 and 60,000, respectively. In March and April 2003 the Syria Times received some international attention because of its harsh condemnation of the US led war against Iraq, well in line with the official Syrian discourse in the debates of UN s Security Council. For instance the Irish Times noticed that the Syria Times attacks Bush s unholy war and his imperialist strategy to control the Arab oil rich region . In an interview with the Middle East magazine, Fuad Mardood, editor of the Syria Times , said I cannot imagine that there is anyone in Syria who wants to attack our policy You can find people who have personal motives who may attack the system, but it is only to achieve personal goals. Citation needed reason quotation date February 2011 In late May 2008, Mohammad Agha was released from his position as editor in chief of Syria Times . The decision was apparently made by the Minister for Information, Mohsen Bilal. A history of differences between the two had been reported. The official reason for Agha s termination was failure to catch a mistake regarding the caption accompanying a photograph. On June 8, 2008, the Syria Times closed for an indefinite period ... editor in chief. A report on the viability of the Syria Times was delivered to the People s Assembly ... and equipment. ref http www.undp.org.sy index.php our work democratic governance 403 support to the syria times newspaper Support to the Syria Times Newspaper UNDP Syria ref No official date has been set for recommencing publishing of the Syria Times . Notes Reflist Further reading George, Alan In Syria ... Syria Times Category English language newspapers published in Arab countries Category Newspapers published in Syria Asia newspaper stub syria stub tr Syria Times ... more details
Politics of Syria Syrian Constitution The Constitution of Syria delineates the basic function of that state s government. Among other things, it determines Syria s character to be Arab , Arab Socialism Socialist and republic an. Further, in line with the official pan Arabism pan Arabist ideology, it describes the country as a region of the wider Arab world . Older versions of the Constitution include one drafted by Ibrahim Hananu and subsequent Provisional Constitution of 25 April 1964. The modern constitution, which has undergone only minor changes since its adoption in 1973, entrenches the power of the Baath party . Its 8 describes this organization as the leading political parties in Syria party in the society and the state , even if Syria is not, as is often believed, a single party system in formal terms. Citation needed date July 2010 Effective power in Syria rests with the President of Syria President of the Republic since 2000, Bashar al Asad , reelected in 2007 , who, according to 84 of the constitution, is elected in an uncontested popular referendum on the proposal of the Syrian branch of the Baath Party. The constitution guarantees equal rights and opportunities under the law, supplemented by labor laws which guarantee equal pay and maternity benefits for women. ref http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed 12318179 Girls ahead in Syria , National Center for Biotechnology Information. 1993. Accessed June 11, 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.servat.unibe.ch icl sy00000 .html Constitution of Syria as of 1973 at the International Constitutional Law ICL Project Syria topics Category Constitutions of Syria Category 1973 Constitution of SyriaSyria stub statute stub gov stub ar ... more details
orphan date December 2007 Unreferenced date October 2008 Syria News is an online press agency intended to report news about Syria . Their website features several categories of news domestic, regional, political, and economical as well as reports and questionnaires that concern Syrian issues. It enables users to comment on most of the news, as well to send contributions in both cases, they can be published only upon approval. Syria News was launched in late 2003, and at that time publishing an online press agency was not straightforward in Syria where most websites featuring political news about Syria were blocked. This gave it a semi official status, since it was approved by the Syrian government , and the participation of some ministers confirmed this status. The website has become quite popular in Syria, as an approved portal to discuss domestic issues. In 2006, the official domain name of their website was hijacked, but soon later retaken. On February 18, 2008, all Syrian ISPs blocked domestic access to the site and its alternate URL www.news sy.com. Access was restored by March 6, 2008, though there has been no official statement from the site or Syrian authorities. References reflist See also Media of Syria Syrian Arab News Agency External links http www.syria news.com Official website Category Websites Category Syrian news websites Syria stub Website stub ... more details
Infobox Paralympics SyriaSyria made its Paralympic Games d but at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta , with two representatives Ahmad Manfi in table tennis, and Ali Ismail in swimming. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics , but has never entered the Winter Paralympics . ref http www.paralympic.org Sport Results search.html?npc SYR&gender all&medal all&sport all&games all Syria at the Paralympics , International Paralympic Committee ref Syria won its first and so far only Paralympic medal when Rasha Alshikh took bronze in powerlifting , in the women s up to 67.5 kg category, in 2004, lifting 117.5 kg. ref http www.paralympic.org Sport Results search.html?npc SYR&gender all&medal all&sport all&games all Syria at the Paralympics , International Paralympic Committee ref List of medallists class wikitable style width 6em Medal style width 10em Name style width 8em Games style width 7em Sport style width 10em Event bronze medal Rasha Alshikh 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Athens Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting Women s up to 67.5 kg See also Syria at the Olympics References Reflist NationsinParalympics Category Syria at the Paralympics Category Sport in Syria Paralympics Paralympics stub ... more details
About the town in Syria the town in Iraq Qasrok, Iraq Qasrok lang ar , lang syr , is a town located in the Al Malikiyah District of Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria . The town is surrounded by a number of ancient churches which date back to early Christian times. The town is inhabited by Assyrians . References http a olaf.com olaf Dalil3 syria hasakeh Kahtanieh Churches mor shamoun mor shamoun.htm , a Olaf Reflist coord missing Syria Category Populated places in Al Hasakah Governorate Syria geo stub ... more details
Syria Planum is a broad plateau on Geography of Mars surface of Mars , forming part of Tharsis region. It is located at the summit of the Tharsis bulge, and was the center of volcanism volcanic and tectonic activity in Stratigraphy of Mars Martian history from the Noachian to the Hesperian late Hesperian . It has been confirmed that low shield volcanoes exist in this region. ref Baptista et al., 2008 A swarm of small shield volcanoes on Syria Planum, Mars ref References references Category Plains on Mars fr Syria Planum ... more details
For the newspaper Southern Syria newspaper File Ottoman Syria.png thumb 300px Territories included in Syrian provinces throughout the Ottoman era Southern Syria is a term that may refer to Palestine that was common by the early 20th century ref http www.moqatel.com Mokatel data Wthaek Wthaek GeneralDocs4 AGeneralDocs150 8 1.htm Communication from the Arab Revolt in SOuthern Syria Palestine in Arabic ref and still an occasionally used term in politics, literature and local history of the region ref http ssnp.net content view 9216 106 Jewish colonies on our land in Southern Syria Palestin, SSNP, 5th March, 2009 in Arabic ref ref http www.danielpipes.org 174 palestine for the syrians Palestine for the Syrians?, Daniel Pipes, Dec. 1986 ref or to the southern region of modern day state of Syria . It includes the region of Hauran , and the Governorates of Syria governorates of Daraa Governorate Daraa , As Suwayd Province, Syria As Suwayda , and Quneitra . Historically, the term Southern Syria in Arabic , Suriyya al Janubiyya could imply support for the Greater Syria nationalism associated with the kingdom promised to the Hashemite dynasty of the Hejaz by the British during ... later became Syria, Lebanon , Israel , Jordan , and Iraq , so that Palestine inc. Transjordan would be a province of Southern Syria , but he was stymied by conflicting promises made by the British to different ... Mandate of Syria mandate of Syria in 1920. Indeed, for hundreds of years prior to World War I, Syria including modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip was administered and viewed ... Session of the League of Nations Permanent Mandate Commission, Southern Syria was suggested as the name ... politicians suggested that the country should be called Southern Syria in order to emphasise its ... Brief history of Southern Syria References Reflist coord missing Syria Category Geography of Syria Category History of Palestine Syria geo stub ar ... more details
Politics of SyriaSyria has fourteen governorate s, or muhafazat singular muhafazah . The governorates are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq sing. mintaqah , which are further divided into subdistricts, or nawahi sing. Nahiyah nahia . The nawahi contain villages, which are the smallest administrative units. A governor, whose appointment is proposed by the minister of the interior, approved by the cabinet, and announced by executive decree, heads each governorate. The governor is responsible for administration, health, social services, education, tourism, public works, transportation, domestic trade, agriculture, industry, civil defense, and maintenance of law and order in the province. The minister of local administration works closely with each governor to coordinate and supervise local development projects. The governor is assisted by a provincial council, three quarters of whose members are popularly elected for a term of four years, the remainder being appointed by the minister of the interior and the governor. In addition, each council has an executive arm consisting of six to ten officers appointed by the central government from among the council s elected members. Each executive officer is charged with specific functions. Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials ..., clan leaders, and councils of elders. table align center tr td Syria Labelled Map tr td table See also Districts of Syria List of cities in Syria List of towns and villages in Syria ISO 3166 2 SY External links ArabDecision Syria s Local Government System Governorates of SyriaSyria topics Articles on first level administrative divisions of Asian countries Category Governorates of Syria Category Subdivisions of Syria Category Lists of country subdivisions Syria, Governorates Category Country subdivisions of Asia Syria 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Governorates, Syria Category Syria related lists Link FL tr ar az Suriya m hafiz l ri bg ... more details
Politics of Syria Elections in Syria gives information on election and election results in politics of SyriaSyria . Syria elects on national level a head of state the president and a legislature . The People s Council of Syria People s Council Majlis al Sha ab has 250 members elected for a four year term in 15 multi seat constituency constituencies , in which 167 seats are guaranteed for the National Progressive Front Syria National Progressive Front . Syria is a form of single party state in which only one political party, the Ba ath Party Syria Arab Socialist Ba ath Party is legally allowed to hold effective power. Although minor political parties parties are allowed, they are legally required to accept the leadership of the dominant party and are member of the front. The presidential candidate is appointed by the parliament, on suggestion of the Baath Party, and needs to be confirmed for a seven year term in a national single candidate referendum. The most recent presidential referendum took place in 2007. During the French Mandate and after the independence the parliamentary elections in Syria have been held under a system similar to the Lebanese one, with fixed representation for every religious community, including Druzes and Alawis. In 1949 the system was modified, giving women the right to vote ref http books.google.com books?id NBrrAM10x74C&dq The Arab American handbook a guide to the Arab, Arab American & Muslim worlds , Nawar Shora. Cune Press, 2008. ISBN 1885942478, 9781885942470. p. 261 ref while benefiting the Christian minority composed of Arabs, Armenians and Arameans Syriacs with reserved seats. ref Albert H. Hourani, Minorities in the Arab World, London ..., Paris, Le Sycomore, 1977 ISBN 2862620025 ref ref Nikolaos van Dam , The Struggle For Power in Syria ... country news.php?ID 208 IFES Election guide Country profile Syria Syrian elections Syria topics Asia topic Elections in Category Elections in SyriaSyria stub Asia election stub fr lection syrienne ... more details
This article is about an ancient city in Syria. For the Greek city of the same name, see Chalcis . Noref date December 2010 Chalcis lang el was an ancient city in Syria . Syrian Chalcis was the birthplace of 3rd century Neoplatonism Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus philosopher Iamblichus . It is thought to be the site of the modern town of Qinnasrin , though Anjar, Lebanon Anjar in Lebanon has also been suggested as the site of ancient Chalcis. coord 35 59 55 N 36 59 53 E display title source frwiki Category Archaeological sites in Syria Category Former populated places in SyriaSyria geo stub ar ca Kinnasrin de Chalkis Syrien fr Qinnasrin it Qinnasrin he ru sh Halkida Sirija ... more details
Prostitution in Syria is technically illegal. ref http www.state.gov g drl rls hrrpt 2008 nea 119127.htm 2008 Human Rights Report Syria , US Department of State, February 25, 2009 ref Beyond the practice of prostitution by an undisclosed number of Syria n women, many women fleeing the Iraq War war in Iraq are practicing underworld prostitution for living. ref http www.weeklyholiday.net 2007 060707 inter.html Iraqi sex slaves recount ordeals , ref Some sources claim up to 50 thousand Refugees of Iraq Iraqi refugee women in Syria , many of them are recent widow s or orphans with no professional qualification, started prostitution as the only source for earning a living. ref http news.independent.co.uk world middle east article2701324.ece 50,000 Iraqi refugees forced into prostitution , The Independent, 24 June 2007 ref References reflist Asia in topic Prostitution in Category Prostitution by country Syria Category Syrian law Category Syrian society ... more details
Smoking in Syria is currently banned inside cafe s hookah bars , restaurants and other public space s by a presidential decree issued on 12 October 2009 which went into effect on 21 April 2010. Syria was the first Arab country to introduce such a ban. The decree also outlaws smoking in educational institutions, health centres, sports halls, cinemas and theatres and on public transport . ref name BBC 8302794 The restrictions include the nargile , or waterpipe. According to the official Syrian Arab News Agency , fines for violating the ban range from 500 to 100,000 Syrian pound s US 11 to 2,169 . ref name BBC 8634411 cite news title Syria smoking ban enters into force newspaper BBC News date 21 April 2010 url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 8634411.stm accessdate 22 April 2010 ref A decree in 1996 banned tobacco advertising , ref name BBC 8302794 while a 2006 law outlawed smoking on public transport and in some public places, introducing fines for offenders. People under the age of 18 are not allowed to buy tobacco in Syria. ref name BBC 8302794 cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi 8302794.stm work BBC News title Assad decrees Syria smoking ban date 12 October 2009 accessdate 4 April 2010 ref The smoking ban has decreased attendance at hookah coffeehouses. ref name usa today 5 16 The Syrian Society for Smoking Cessation estimates that 60 of Syrian adult males and 30 40 of females smoke. ref name usa today 5 16 cite news url http www.usatoday.com news world 2010 05 16 syria smoking ban N.htm work USA Today title Syria s smoking ban sends cafe clientele away in packs date 2010 05 16 accessdate 31 May 2010 ref See also Smoking by country Syria topics References Reflist Category Politics of Syria Category Smoking by country Syria Category Health in SyriaSyria stub ... more details
Lead too short date January 2011 The history of the region now known as Syria Prehistory and Ancient ... Hittite states , Greater Syria , Roman Syria Middle Ages see Muslim conquest of Syria , Umayyad Caliphate , Seljuk Empire , County of Edessa , Principality of Antioch , Mongol invasions of Syria , Ilkhanate , Mamluk Sultanate Cairo Early Modern era see Ottoman Syria Modern era see French Mandate of Syria , Modern history of Syria 1946 to present Prehistory see also Pre history of the Southern Levant Ancient Near East Fertile Crescent Ebla Since approximately 10 000 BC Syria was one of centers ... thumb left 200px Female figurine, Syria, 5000 BC. Ancient Orient Museum . Archaeologist s have demonstrated that civilization in Syria was one of the most ancient on earth. Around the excavated city of Ebla in northern Syria, an Italian mission led by Prof. Paolo Matthiae ... BCE until conquered by the Hittites . During the second millennium BCE, Syria was occupied successively ... Lebanon & The current Syria n coast , in the area already known for its cedars. Egyptians , Sumerians , Assyrian people Assyrians , Babylonian s, and Hittites variously occupied the strategic ground of Syria ... the Achaemenid Persians took control of Syria as part of their general control of Southwest ... hegemony of Syria passed from the Antigonid dynasty Antigonids and subsequently the Seleucids and from thence to the Ancient Rome Romans and the Byzantine Empire Byzantines . In 83 BC Syria fell under ... of 13 years over Syria which was finally turned into a Roman Syria Roman Province in 64 BC. Roman Syria main Syria Roman province Image Philippus Arabs.jpg thumb 130px right Phillippus Arabs Roman Emperor detail of Syrian 100 pound note Syria Roman province Syria was Roman province Roman Byzantine ... at that time was the capital of Syria. It was one of the largest cities in the ancient world ... that the population of Roman Syria in the early Roman Empire was only exceeded in the mid 20th century ... more details
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