Syria
Turkey's southern neighbor
Syria is a country in the eastern Mediterranean, bordering Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon.
Ancient Syria was a cradle of civilization; modern Syria has been defined by the Assad family's authoritarian rule and a devastating civil war beginning in 2011 that displaced millions and drew in regional and global powers.
The civil war in Syria created the largest refugee crisis since World War II.
Syrian desert oasis city
- AntiochAncient capital of Syria
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
- AleppoSyria's largest city
- AmoritesAncient Semitic people
Phoenicians · cuneiform · Aramaic · Silk Road · caravanserai · Zenobia · Byzantine · alphabets
Syrian seat of government
- AleppoSyria's largest city
- HomsCentral Syrian metropolis
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- Mediterranean coastLand edging that sea
Eastern Mediterranean coastal region
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
- LebanonMideast coastal nation
- JordanLevantine nation or name
- IraqMiddle Eastern republic
Turkey · Mediterranean · Arabic · Sunni · Druze · Kurdish · Bedouin · geopolitics
Domestic armed conflict
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
- HomsCentral Syrian metropolis
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
opposition · sectarian · refugees · displacement · humanitarian crisis · chemical weapons · ISIS · Kurds
Palmyra
Syrian desert oasis city
Amorites · Phoenicians · cuneiform · Aramaic · Silk Road · caravanserai · Zenobia · Byzantine · alphabets
Damascus
Syrian seat of government
Levant
Eastern Mediterranean coastal region
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
- LebanonMideast coastal nation
- JordanLevantine nation or name
Iraq · Turkey · Mediterranean · Arabic · Sunni · Druze · Kurdish · Bedouin · geopolitics · Gulf states
civil war
Domestic armed conflict
rebels · opposition · sectarian · refugees · displacement · humanitarian crisis · chemical weapons · ISIS · Kurds · ceasefire
kibbeh
Bulgur and lamb preparation
- tabboulehHerb-heavy Middle Eastern salad
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- baba ghanoushSmoky eggplant spread with tahini
shawarma · falafel · labneh · meze · freekeh · za'atar · sumac · pomegranate molasses · baklava · knafeh
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Arab SpringTahrir Square, uprising, Mubarak, demonstrations, protesters
- Arab WorldAbu Dhabi, Algeria, Arabic, Baghdad, Amman
- Arab-Israeli WarsSix-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Suez Crisis, war of attrition, Israel
SyriaSwitzerland
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
Norway · Iceland · Singapore · New Zealand · Japan
SyriaIsrael
Middle Eastern nation
Saudi Arabia · United Arab Emirates · United States · Qatar · Jordan
SyriaUnited States
North American federal republic
Australia · Singapore · United Arab Emirates · Israel · Brazil
- Syrian refugeesSyrians displaced by conflict
- Syrian ChristiansReligious minority near Lebanon
- Syrian cuisineFood traditions of Damascus
- Syrian refugee crisisMass flight from Assad's war
- Syrian hamsterStocky domesticated pocket pet