Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
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About Syria
Syria consists mostly of semiarid and desert plateau, with a narrow fertile coastal plain. The Euphrates, Syria's most important river, crosses the country in the east. Its landscapes are considered of the most beautiful in the world and the country is packed with the ruins and monuments of almost all civilizations that passed through here.
Major cities include the capital Damascus in the southwest and Aleppo in the north. Palmyra is a famous destination for travellers that are interested in ancient cultures. Once a big city, were east met west, today consists of ruins and is best known for its Valley of Tombs.
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Cities in Syria
General information
- Capital: Damascus
- Language: Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood
- Climate: Mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast
- Timezone: UTC + 2
- Currency: 1 Syrian pound (SYP) = 100 piastres
- Electricity plugs: c e (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 18,448,752 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +963
- Toplevel domain .sy
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Syria has a diverse ethnic and religious population, including Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Alawite Shias and Druze, as well as the Arab Sunnis
Religion: Sunni Muslim, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects, Christian
National holiday: Independence Day, 17 April (1946)
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