Syria
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| + | '''Syria''' is a country in [[Western Asia]], bordering [[Lebanon]] and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west, [[Turkey]] to the north, [[Iraq]] to the east, [[Jordan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the southwest. | ||
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| + | Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in an [[Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War|uprising]] against Assad and the [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Ba'athist]] government as part of the [[Arab Spring]], a crackdown that contributed to the [[Syrian Civil War]] and to Syria's becoming one of the most violent countries in the world. A number of pseudo-state entities have since emerged on Syrian territories, including the [[Syrian Opposition]], the [[Federation of Northern Syria]] and [[Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]]. | ||
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| - | # Country in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. | ||
| ==Syrian literature== | ==Syrian literature== | ||
| :''[[Syrian literature]]'' | :''[[Syrian literature]]'' | ||
| - | :Like his immediate predecessor, [[Menippus]] the satirist ; the illustrious Neo-Platonist, [[Porphyry]], in the third ; and the orator, [[Libanius]], in the fourth century, [[Lucian]] was [[Syrian]] by birth. | ||
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| * [[Syriac]] | * [[Syriac]] | ||
| * [[Syrian]] | * [[Syrian]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Syrian Civil War ]] | ||
| + | *[[Foreign fighters in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars]] | ||
| + | *[[Christianity in Syria]] | ||
| + | *[[Secularism in Syria]] | ||
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Syria is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.
Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in an uprising against Assad and the Ba'athist government as part of the Arab Spring, a crackdown that contributed to the Syrian Civil War and to Syria's becoming one of the most violent countries in the world. A number of pseudo-state entities have since emerged on Syrian territories, including the Syrian Opposition, the Federation of Northern Syria and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Syrian literature
Related terms
See also
- Syrian Civil War
- Foreign fighters in the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars
- Christianity in Syria
- Secularism in Syria
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