- Official name
- Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية · Arabic
- Capital
- Damascus
- Region
- Western Asia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 17 million
- Area
- 185,180 km²
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP)
- Neighbours
- Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye
- Internet / phone
- .sy, سوريا. · +963
Where it is
Notable facts
- Damascus and Aleppo are both among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
- Ugarit, on the Syrian coast, produced one of the earliest known alphabets around 1400 BC.
- Palmyra was a wealthy caravan city that briefly challenged Rome under Queen Zenobia.
- The Krak des Chevaliers is one of the best-preserved Crusader castles anywhere.
World Heritage 6 sites
National dish
Kibbehكبة Bulgur and lamb worked into a paste, filled and fried, baked in trays, or cooked in yoghurt.