Syria
Country in West Asia
Summary
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR), is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 26 million across an area of 185,180 square kilometres (71,500 sq mi), it is the 56th-most populous and 87th-largest country.
Originally created by KoyaanisQatsi
5/28/2001, 7:14:26 PM
Modified
5/22/2026, 4:43:23 PM
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/* Administrative divisions */
restore efn without hatay
/* Politics and government */
civil war factions, redundant
this is wp:or. could be a mistake. but regarding Hatay several governments changed and Hatay is pretty much a recognized territory, no new claim made.
clarifying
for the first time in decades, a syrian map has excluded the golan from its territory
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it doesn't mention secular state, so now i've amended it to say it doesn't have a state religion
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/* Human rights */
