and culture. Cicero was a pupil of Antiochus of Ascalon at Athens; and the writings of Posidonius of Apamea influenced Livy and Plutarch. Syrians have...

As a result of the Syrian Civil War since 2011, there are at least two flags used to represent Syria, used by different factions in the war. The incumbent...

symbols of Syria are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Syria and...

Coele-Syria (or "Hollow Syria") and south of the Eleutheris river. Since approximately 10,000 BC, Syria was one of the centers of Neolithic culture (known...

Roman Syria was an early Roman province annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey in the Third Mithridatic War following the defeat of King of Armenia...

The following are representations of the Syrian Civil War in popular culture. Ladder to Damascus (2013) Sniper: Legacy (2014) Phantom (2015) The Father...

then by the Ubaid period. Previously, the Syrian plains were not considered as the homeland of Halaf culture, and the Halafians were seen either as hill...

cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indigenous elements and the foreign cultures that have come to rule the land and...

Syrian cuisine is a Middle Eastern cuisine that includes the cooking traditions and practices of Syria and the culinary culture of its inhabitants. Syrian...

introduced into Syria through multiple eras of conquest and influences from surrounding cultures in modern-day Syria (as opposed to Greater Syria). Lying near...

of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا), officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية), is the head of state of...

list of presidents of Syria since 1920. President of Syria Vice President of Syria Prime Minister of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria Speaker of the...

Syria is a unitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteen governorates, also called provinces or counties in English (Arabic...

divided into Syria Phoenicia and Coele Syria, and to the province of Syria Palaestina. Under the Byzantines, the provinces of Syria Prima and Syria Secunda...

Administration of North and East Syria. Most modern-day Syrians are described as Levantine Arabs by virtue of their modern-day language and bonds to Arab culture and...

The Arab Kingdom of Syria (Arabic: المملكة العربية السورية, al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabīyah as-Sūrīyah) was a self-proclaimed, unrecognized constitutional monarchy...

history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the present Syrian Arab Republic and events which occurred in the region of Syria. Throughout...

number of units of measurement were used in Syria to measure length, mass, capacity, etc. The metric system was adopted in 1935 in Syria. A number of units...

Syria's economic situation has been turbulent and their economy has deteriorated considerably since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, which erupted...

Natufian culture (/nəˈtuːfiən/) is a Late Epipaleolithic archaeological culture of the Neolithic prehistoric Levant in Western Asia, dating to around...

The culture of the Assyrians is both distinct from those of neighbouring ethnic groups as well as ancient. Many Assyrians (estimates of fluent speakers...

Ministry of Culture (Arabic: وزارة الثقافة) is a government ministry office of the Syrian Arab Republic, responsible for cultural affairs in Syria. The ministry...

The Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon (French: Mandat pour la Syrie et le Liban; Arabic: الانتداب الفرنسي على سوريا ولبنان, romanized: al-intidāb al-faransī...

Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria whereby the president is the head of state and the...

Christians in Syria made up about 10% of the pre-war Syrian population. The country's largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch...

Fauna of Syria Birds of Syria Mammals of Syria Glaciers of Syria Islands of Syria Lakes of Syria Mountains of Syria Volcanoes in Syria Rivers in Syria Waterfalls...

The State of Syria (French: État de Syrie, Arabic: دولة سوريا Dawlat Sūriyā) was a French Mandate state created by decree of 5 December 1924, with effect...

Syrian nationalism, also known as Pan-Syrian nationalism (or pan-Syrianism), refers to the nationalism of the region of Syria, as a cultural or political...

multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors. In March 2011, popular discontent with the rule of Bashar al-Assad triggered...

are the military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic. They consist of the Syrian Army, Syrian Air Force, Syrian Navy, Syrian Air Defense Force, and paramilitary...