Fun fact 1 about Syria
country
The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name: Σύριοι, Sýrioi, which is related to the Akkadian Aššur.
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country
Syria
Population
25.6M
Area
185,180 km²
Capital
Damascus
Continent
Asia
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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