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Ultimate Source About Syria - Come To Syria. Syria occupies a strategic position of incomparable value.
It bears the traces of many caravan routes, Roman roads, pilgrimage trails and superhighways that testify to its role as a corridor for east/west trade. Through Roman and Byzantine times Syria became the focal point in efforts to maintain a universal empire. To the east, Euphrates is the highway into Mesopotamia that has never bothered potential aggressors. To the southeast, the Great Arabian Dessert has historical funneled its excess energies in the direction of Syria, causing population changes that have marked several of its major historical eras. The northern plains have likewise been a magnet for the disaffected, marginalized by successive changes in Turkey. But beyond the natural chokepoint in the north west, Syria is an open land without doors. Settling, Agriculture and the Beginning of civilization 9000BC: This is where civilization began. Syria during Early, Middle and Late Bronze Ages (3100 - 1200 BC) Christianity. Governates and Districs of Syria.
Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah).
The governorates are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahia). A governor, whose appointment is proposed by the minister of the interior, approved by the cabinet, and announced by executive decree, heads each governorate. Major cities Damascus - Aleppo - Latakia - Homs - Hama. Minor cities Al-Hasakah - Deir ez-Zor - Ar-Raqqah - Idlib - Daraa -As-Suwayda - Tartus - Damascus Countryside - Al-Quneitra. Towns Al Qamishli- Ar-Rastan - Masyaf - Safita - Jableh - Ath-Thawrah - Duma - Baniyas - An-Nabk- Qusair - Maaloula - Zabadani - Bosra - Jaramana - At-Tall. Major villages. Life in Syria - Come To Syria. Syria's population is approximately 90% Muslim and 10% Christian.
Among Muslims, 74% are Sunni; the rest are divided among other Muslim sects, mainly Alawites (accounting for 10% of the total population) and Druze (6%), but also a small number of non-Druze Ismailites and Shiite, which has increased dramatically due to the influx of Iraqi refugees since 2005. Islam: Islam, the third Monotheistic religion, was started by the Prophet Muhammad, a descendant of a long line of prophets, including Jesus, Moses, Abraham, and David (Peace be upon them). Muhammad (P), had, through the Angel Gabriel, the revelation of the Koran, the word of Allah (The word 'Allah' translates into 'The GOD'). Islam spread like a field on fire, and was soon taken as the main religion of Syria. Christianity: There are several Christian communities, who, on a whole, constitute approx. 8 - 10% of the Syrian population.
Judaism: Religious Monuments: National Anthem of Syria. The Syrian Flag : Each color in the Syrian flag refers to a definite meaning or a period as follows: 1.
Red Color: The blood of the martyrs. 2. Black Color: The Abbasids. 3. White Color: The Umayyad. 4. The Green: The Rashidun or the Fatimid. 5. The Syrian flag is also found as a Shield in the middle of the Syrian Eagle's heart which is derived from the Arabic history, which referred to the flag of "Khaled Bin Al Waleed" that was held at when he conquered Damascus in 635 AD.
The Syrian National Anthem: "Homat el Diyar" (translated Guardians of the Homeland) is the national anthem of Syria, with lyrics written by "Khalil Mardam Bey" and the music by "Mohammed Flayfel", who also composed the national anthem of the Palestinian National Authority, as well as many other Arab folk songs. It was adopted in 1936 and temporarily fell from use when Syria joined the United Arab Republic with Egypt in 1958.
English Translation of Syrian National Anthem: Defenders of our home, Peace be upon you; Culture and Religion in Syria. Lady Zaynab Mosque wikipedia The impact of Syrian culture has been felt over the course of thousands of years.
Syrian scholars and art both had an impact on foreign cultures such as the Romans. It is now believed that a culture on par with Mesopotamia and Egypt was once seated in Syria. The Syrian culture puts great importance on family, religion, and betterment of the self. Syrians have a fierce pride in their traditions of poetry, both oral and written. Syria is a primarily Muslim nation. A notable feature of the religious population of Syria is how the different faiths tend to congregate in particular areas. Culture of Syria. Orientation Identification.
Syria is the name that was given to the region by the Greeks and Romans and probably derives from the Babylonian suri. Arabs traditionally referred to Syria and a large, vaguely defined surrounding area as Sham, which translates as "the northern region," "the north," "Syria," or "Damascus.
" Arabs continued to refer to the area as Sham up until the twentieth century. That name still is used to refer to the entire area of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and the West Bank and has become a symbol of Arab unity. Location and Geography. Demography. Linguistic Affiliation.