Http://www.cafe-syria.com - Cafe-Syria is the premier and complete guide on the Country of Syria. This site attempts to promote Syria, both technically and culturally.

SYRIA - A Country Study Search Syria Include word variants Use only words as entered. Syria Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Country Profile COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS NATIONAL SECURITY Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Setting ANCIENT SYRIA MUSLIM EMPIRES Umayyad Caliphate Succeeding Caliphates and Kingdoms Ottoman Empire WORLD ...

Published on July 1st, 1999 Rami Jarjour Officially Syrian Arab Republic, republic (1994 est. pop.14, 887, 000), 71, 467 sq mi (185, 100 sq km), SW Asia, bordered by Pales tine, Lebanon, and the Mediterranean Sea(W), Turkey (N), Iraq (E), and Jor dan (S). Principal cities include DAMASCUS (the capital), ALEPPO, and HOMS. Most of Syria is occupied by the Syrian Desert, which is crossed by the EUPHRATES ...