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Damascus is Syria's capital and largest city. With a population of 24.8 million, it is the 57th most populous country in the world and 8th most populuous in the Arab world. Syria is spread across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), making it 87th largest country in the world.
7 lut 2023 · Syria is a Western Asian country located in Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth. It is bordered by five Asian Nations: Turkey in the north, Lebanon in the west, Iraq in the east, Jordan in the south and Israel in the southwest.
10 paź 2024 · Syria, country located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia. The capital is Damascus. Find a geographical and historical treatment of Syria, including maps, statistics, and a survey of its people, economy, and government, in this article.
19 kwi 2023 · Modern Syria gained its independence from France in 1946, after which it saw considerable political instability with multiple military coups and coup attempts between 1949 and 1971.
Syria (arab. سوريا, trl. Sūrijā, trb. Surija), nazwa oficjalna: Syryjska Republika Arabska (ar. الجمهورية العربية السورية, trl. Al-Ǧumhūrijja ăl-ʿArabijja ăs-Sūrijja, trb. Al-Dżumhurijja al-Arabijja as-Surijja) – państwo arabskie na Bliskim Wschodzie.
8 paź 2024 · Syria united with Egypt in 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost control of the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return.
Introduction. Background. After World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area until granting it independence in 1946. Syria united with Egypt in 1958 to form the United Arab Republic.
