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Syrian Arab Republic | Suriyah

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Background:
Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946.
In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Since 1976, Syrian troops have been stationed in Lebanon, ostensibly in a peacekeeping capacity.
In recent years, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the return of the Golan Heights.
(Source: CIA - The World Factbook)

Syria is a member state of the League of Arab States

border countries: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey

related countries: Egypt, France, Palestine, Saudi Arabia
 
where in the Middle East is Syria

Official Name:
Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah
local short form: Suriyah
int'l long form: Syrian Arab Republic
int'l short form: Syria
formerly: United Arab Republic (with Egypt)

ISO Country Code: sy

Actual Time: Thu-Sept-9  10:20
Local Time = UTC +2h
Summer (DST) April - October (UTC +3)

Capital City: Damascus (Dimashq)

Other Cities:
Aleppo (4.2 million), Homs (1.6 million), Hama (1.6 million), Lattakia (1 million)

Government:
Type: Republic, under Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party regimes since March 1963.
Independence: 17 April 1946.
Constitution: 12 March 1973.

Geography:
Location:Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey
Area: 185 170 sq. km. (71 504 sq. mi.), including 1 295 sq. km. of Israeli-occupied territory
Terrain: Narrow coastal plain with a double mountain belt in the west; large, semiarid and desert plateau to the east.

Climate: Mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast.

People:
Nationality: Syrian(s)
Population: 17 million
GNI per capita PPP: $ 3 871 (year)
Major ethnic groups: Arabs (90%), Kurds (9%), Armenians, Circassians, Turkomans
Religions: Sunni Muslims (74%), Alawis (12%), Christians (10%), Druze (3%), and small numbers of other Muslim sects, Jews, and Yazidis
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French (widely understood), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian
Literacy: 78% male, 51% female.

Natural resources:
Petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower.

Agriculture products: Wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk.

Industries: Petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining.

Currency: Syrian Pound (SYP)

 Syria in Figures
Syria key statistical data.



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Official Sites of Syria

Syrian Arab Republic
The Ministry of Information.


Syria Ministry of Tourism
Official site with general information on Syria.

Diplomatic Missions
Syrian Embassy in the US
Syrian Embassy in Oman
Syrian Embassy - Belgium
Syrian Embassy-London
Syrian Embassy Canada


Statistics
Central Bureau of Statistics
National Statistical Office of Syrian Arab Republic.

 Syria in Figures
Syria key statistical data.

Maps
 Map of Syria
Political Map of Syria.

Google Earth Google Earth Syria
Zoomable satellite view of Syria.
Google Earth Google Earth Damascus
Zoomable satellite view of Syria's capital city.

profile Map of Western Asia
Map of Western Asia and the Middle East region.

Syria News

Al Baath
Syrian Newspaper (in Arabic)
Sana
The Syrian Arab News Agency.
Syria Times
An English language daily News.
Teshreen
Teshreen Foundation for Press and Publication.
Yahoo! News Full Coverage-Syria
Press agencies news on Syria.
 

 

Business & Economy

Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade
Official website of the ministry.

Federation of the Syrian Chambers of Commerce

Syrian-European Business Center

__Transportation
Airline
Syrian Airlines
 
 

Country Guides

Syria Ministry of Tourism
General Information on Syria, the official travel and tourism guide.

Café Syria
A comprehensive country guide to Syria.
Oldamascus.com
A guide to Damascus one of the oldest city in the world.
Syria
Information about Syria by ArabNet.
UR_Tours
A travel & tourism agency offers Syria tourist information.
Visit Syria
Information and business guide.
Weblog of a Syrian Diplomat in America
The journal of Imad Moustapha, Syria's envoy to the US.

Hotels
 NEW  Hotels in Syria
Find a Hotel in Syria.
 

Travel and Tour Consumer Information

 Books about Travel in Syria

US books 

Travel Guides Syria
   Travel Guides Syria (for Canadians)
   Guide de tourisme et voyages en Syrie
UK books  Syria Travel Guides
fr books  Guide de tourisme et voyages en Syrie
German books  German Books: Reiseführer Syrien

Education

Damascus University
Information on the largest University in Syria, established in 1903.
Syrian Computer Society (SCS)
 
 

Environment

Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
Official website of the Ministry (in Arabic)

 
 

History

Occupied Golan - Syria
Web site designed to explain how the occupied Golan is a part of the Syrian Homeland, seized by Israel. (the Syrian perspective)
Syria's History
by ArabNet
 
 

Search

Damascus Online
A Syrian internet portal.
KacMac
Syrian Search Engine.
Souria.com
Syria On The Internet, a Syria related index.
Syria Gate
Searchable directory of Syrian web sites.
Syria Online
Another Syria portal.

Newsgroup of Syria
soc.culture.syria

Additional Information on Syria

ArabNet: Syria
BBC News Country Profile: Syria Governments on the WWW: Syria
Library of Congress: SYRIA - A Country Study
Open Directory Project: Syria
UT - MENIC: Countries: Syria
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (University of Texas) on Syria
Wikipedia: Syria
The World Factbook -- Syria
 
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