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...

independence from France in 1946, Syria has used a number of different flags, all featuring the pan-Arab colors of green, black, white, and red. Initially...

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

of the Syrian Republic on 14 May 1930, Syria has had several coats of arms, albeit fairly consistent in composition – a supporter (often the Hawk of Quraish)...

The Ministry of Culture (Arabic: وزارة الثقافة) is a government ministry office responsible for cultural affairs in Syria. The ministry was created during...

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...

The president of Syria (Arabic: رئيس سوريا) is the head of state of Syria. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion...

Cabinet of Syria (Arabic: مجلس وزراء سوريا, majlis wuzara' suria) was first constituted in the Syrian Constitution of 1930. Following the Fall of the Assad...

ministries of Syria make up the portfolios of the Cabinet of Syria. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry of Finance Ministry of Defense Ministry...

most widely spoken language in the country of Syria and was the only official language of Ba'athist Syria. Several modern Arabic dialects are used in...

list of presidents of Syria since 1920. President of Syria List of heads of state of Syria Vice President of Syria Prime Minister of Syria List of prime...

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...

Ba'athist Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR), was the Syrian state between 1963 and 2024 under the rule of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab...

ethnicity in Syria, in addition to the presence of several, much smaller ethnic groups. Ethnicity and religion are intertwined in Syria as in other countries...

Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with...

Damascus and Homs regions; Coele-Syria (or "Hollow Syria") and south of the Eleutheris river. The Natufian culture was the first to become sedentary...

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

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

prime minister of Syria (Arabic: رئيس وزراء سوريا, romanized: raʾīs wuzarāʾ Sūriyā) is the head of the cabinet of Syria. Since the fall of the Assad regime...

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...

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

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...

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

of Syria. It has 250 members elected for a four-year term in 15 multi-seat constituencies. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Syrian National...

incumbent provisional government of Syria. It was established in December 2024 by the Syrian opposition after de facto Head of State Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed...

politics of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian transitional government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria. The...

military capabilities, following the fall of the Assad regime. The invasion marked the first Israeli occupation of Syria in over 50 years, since the ceasefire...

ash-Shāmiyyah), refers to the nationalism of the region of Syria, as a cultural or political entity known as "Greater Syria," known in Arabic as Bilād ash-Shām...

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 Syrian Armed Forces are the military forces of Syria. Up until the fall of Bashir Al-Assad's Baath Party regime in December 2024, the Syrian Arab Armed...