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Syria : Wiki, Area, Biography, Location, Currency, Festivals & More

February 16, 2018 by Study Mentor Leave a Comment

CountrySyria
ContinentAsia
Location34.80210 N, 38.99680 E
Map of Syria Map of Syria
Flag syria flag
Area185,180 km²
Coastline120 miles
Neighboring CountriesLebanon

Iraq

Palestine

Cyprus

Jordan

Israel

Turkey

Armenia

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Kuwait

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Bulgaria

Qatar

Greece

Ukraine

Moldova

Macedonia

Romania

Albania

Turkmenistan

Eritrea

Time ZoneEET (UTC +2)

EEST (UTC +3)

Population18.966 million (2017)
Symbol Symbol of Syria
Independence DayMarch 8th, 1920
President of SyriaBashar al-Assad
Prime Minister of SyriaImad Khamis
National Anthem‘’Humat ad-Diyar (Guardians of the Homeland)’’
National AnimalHawk of Qureish

National animal of Syria

National FlowerJasmine

National Flower of Syria

National DishKibbeh

National Dish of Syria

National DrinkArak

National Drink of Syria

Cereals Produce MainlyBarley

Potatoes

Rice

Wheat

National PoetNizar Qabbani
Popular SportsFootball

Basketball

Swimming

Tennis

National LanguageArabic

Modern Standard Arabic

SeasonsHot and Dry Season

Cool and Wet Season

Prestigious Awards of SyriaMilitary Awards – Order of Umayyads, Medal of Military Honor, the War Medal, Medal for Courage, Yarmuk Medal, Wounded in Action Medal, and Medal of 8 March 1963.

Civilian Awards – Order of Civil Merit

Cinema Award – Syria Film Festival

Traditional DressFor Women’s

Long Robes

Head wraps

For Men’s

Long Gown (Kaftan)

Head wraps

ReligionSunni Islam (68.4%)

Twelver Shia Islam (3.2%)

Alawism (11.3%)

Druze (3.2%)

Ismailism (1.3%)

Alevism (0.7%)

Yazedism (0.2%)

Christianity (11.2%)

Others (0.5%)

Average Marriage age21.8 years for men and 18 years for women
CapitalDamascus (330 30’N 36018’E)
Number of Governorates14 Governorates
Largest GovernorateAleppo Governorate
Smallest GovernorateQuneitra Governorate
Number of Cities79 Cities
Largest CityAleppo
Smallest CityDayr al ‘Asafir
Literacy rate91.7% (males)

81.0% (females)

Type of GovernmentRepublic

Unitary State

Semi-Presidential System

Totalitarianism

GDPPPP – $107.831 billion (2017)

Nominal – $59.957 billion (2017)

GDP per capita$5,040 (2017)
Total Number of Syria Army11,600,00 (Manpower)
CurrencySyrian pound (SYP)
Calling Code+963
Internet TLD.sy
ISO 3166 codeSY
Festivals of SyriaIndependence Day

Cotton Festival

Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Arabic Book Fair

Silk Road Festival

Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)

Historic Monuments & StatuesSaladin (Selahedin) Mausoleum

Saladin (Selahedin) Statue

Takiyya Suleimaniah Souq

Fortress Wall

Protected Areas1 Biosphere Reserves
Longest RiverEuphrates
Longest BridgeDeir ez-Zor suspension bridge
Longest Railway StationAleppo Railway Station
Largest LakeLake Assad
Largest DesertSyrian Desert
Highest MountainMount Hermon
Biggest DamTabqa Dam
Biggest AirportDamascus International Airport
Total Number of Airport9 Airports
Total Number of Universities26 Universities
Tallest BuildingDamascus Tower
Richest person of SyriaRami Makhlouf
Best places to visit in SyriaValley of the Tombs

Hypogeum of the Three brothers

Souq al-Hamidiyya

Souq in Aleppo

Shrine of John the Baptist in Damascus

Crac des Chevailers

Saladin Castle

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Official Websitehttp://www.egov.sy/page/en/132/0/HOME.html

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