Fun facts about Syria
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The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name: Σύριοι, Sýrioi, which is related to the Akkadian Aššur.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
From the “Etymology” section
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The site of Tell Qaramel has several round stone towers dated to 10650 BC, making them the oldest structures of this kind in the world.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
From the “History” section
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Ugaritic, a language developed in ancient Syria, is considered to be the world's earliest known alphabet.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
From the “History” section
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Syria was strategically located on the Silk Road, which contributed to its wealth and importance during Roman rule.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
From the “History” section
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The Umayyad dynasty placed the capital of the empire in Damascus in the mid-7th century.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Genealogist · CC BY-SA 3.0