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• Syria — • A country in Western Asia, which in modern times comprises all that region bounded on the north by the highlands of the Taurus, on the south by Egypt, on the east by Mesopotamia and the Arabia Desert, and on the west by the Mediterranean… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• SYRIA — SYRIA, state in southwest Asia. Although constantly subject to changes, the country s boundaries were primarily: Ereẓ Israel to the south, Asia Minor (Turkey) to the north, Mesopotamia to the east, and the Mediterranean to the west. Biblical and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Syria–Lebanon Campaign — Part of Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatre …   Wikipedia

• Syria —    Syria is one of the four Middle Eastern states containing parts of historical Kurdistan. More than a million Kurds live in Syria, many of them descended from grandparents who crossed the frontier to escape Turkish repression after the failure… …   Historical Dictionary of the Kurds

• Syria–United States relations — Syria United States relations are bilateral relations between Syria and the United States.U.S. Syrian relations, severed in 1967, were resumed in June 1974, following the achievement of the Syrian Israeli disengagement agreement. In 1990 91,… …   Wikipedia

• Syria Planum — Géographie Géologie Coordonnées 13,1° S • 256,1° E [1] Région …   Wikipédia en Français

• Syria —    Syria is Israel s neighbor to the northeast and has been a major antagonist since the Jewish state achieved its independence. The two countries have fought in the War of Independence (1948 49); the Six Day War (1967), during which Israel… …   Historical Dictionary of Israel

• SYRIA — provincia maxima Asiae, inter Ciliciam et mare Syrium ad occasum et Mesopotamiam ad ortum, Euphrate fluv. hanc disterminante, illam monte Amanô: cui Armenia minor incumbit ad Arctos, ad meridiem vero Arabia deserta, et Palaestina; (quae apud Ptol …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

• Syria (Roman province) — Syria was a Roman province, conquered in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of his military presence after pursing victory in the Third Mithridatic War. It remained under Roman, and subsequently Byzantine, rule for seven centuries, until 637 when… …   Wikipedia

• Syria Times — is an English language Syrian daily newspaper.Syria Times is published by the same government owned company that prints the leading Arabic daily Tishreen. These two newspapers have a circulation (as of 2000) of respectively 5.000 and 60.000.In… …   Wikipedia

• Syria-News — is an online press agency intended to report news about Syria. Their website features several categories of news (domestic, regional, political, and economical) as well as reports and questionnaires that concern Syrian issues. It enables users to …   Wikipedia