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Fun Facts About Syria
Syria is located in the southwestern part of Asia, and has Israel, Lebanon, the Mediterranean Sea, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey as its neighbors. The Euphrates Riverflows through the country, and the land adjoining the river is extremely fertile. |
Here are some fun facts about Syria:
- Syria is officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic
- Syriac Arabic, a Semitic language, is the official language of the country. However, there are many other languages like Aramaic, Armenian and French spoken across the country.
- The capital city of the country is Damascus.
- According to historians, Damascus is the oldest inhabited city in the world as it has continuous been inhabited for more than 4,000 years.
- The country used to a French colony until 1946.
- Though Sunni Muslims are in majority in the country, Syria is also home to many Christians, Druzes, Alawis, Shiite Muslims and Ismaili Muslims.
- The first Syrian city to embrace Islam was Bosra.
- Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until the end of World War I.
- The Syrian city of Alleppo is believed to more than 5,000 years old.
- The currency used in the country is the Syrian Pound.
- The city of Palmyra is presumed to be inhabited since the Neolithic period.
- It is believed that the first alphabet of the world was developed in Ugarit, an ancient city, which the archaeologists discovered way back in 1929.
- Archaeologists believe that the port of Lattakia has been around from 400 BC.
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