Syria (disambiguation)
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Syria
is a country in the Middle East.
Syria may also refer to:
In places:
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , 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....
is a country in the Middle East.
Syria may also refer to:
- SiriaSiriaŞiria is a commune in Arad County, Romania. According to the 2002 census it had 8,140 inhabitants.The administrative territory of the commune is and it lies in the contact zone of the Arad Plateau and Zărandului Mountains...
, a music duo - Syria (ship), sailing ship launched in 1868
In places:
- Greater SyriaGreater SyriaGreater Syria , also known simply as Syria, is a term that denotes a region in the Near East bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea or the Levant....
, a historical region of the Levant- Arab Kingdom of SyriaArab Kingdom of SyriaThe Arab Kingdom of Syria is the first modern Arab state to come into existence, and although it officially lasted less than a year , its existence has had a lasting impact in the Arab world to this day. Throughout its existence it was led by Sharif Hussein bin Ali’s son Faisal bin Hussein...
- Aram (biblical region)Aram (Biblical region)Aram is the name of a region mentioned in the Bible located in central Syria, including where the city of Aleppo now stands.-Etymology:The etymology is uncertain. One standard explanation is an original meaning of "highlands"...
, during the Early Iron Age - Coele-SyriaCoele-SyriaCoele-Syria , or Cœle-Syria or Celesyria, traditionally given the meaning 'hollow' Syria, was the region of southern Syria disputed between the Seleucid dynasty and the Ptolemaic dynasty. Rather than limiting the Greek term to the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon, it is often used to cover the entire area...
, ancient name for regions in Syria - French Mandate for Syria, during the mandates
- Ottoman SyriaOttoman SyriaOttoman Syria is a European reference to the area that during European Renaissance from the late 15th to early 18th century was called the Levant within the early period of the Ottoman Empire, the Orient until the early 19th century, and Greater Syria until 1918...
, during the Ottoman Empire - Roman Syria, during the Roman period
- Syrian Arab Republic, a modern-day country in the Middle East
- Syro-Hittite statesSyro-Hittite statesThe states that are called Neo-Hittite, or more recently Syro-Hittite, were Luwian, Aramaic and Phoenician-speaking political entities of the Iron Age northern Syria and southern Anatolia that arose following the collapse of the Hittite Empire around 1180 BC and lasted until roughly 700 BC...
, during the Early Iron Age
- Arab Kingdom of Syria
- Little Syria, ManhattanLittle Syria, ManhattanLittle Syria was a neighborhood that existed in the New York City borough of Manhattan from the late 19th century until the 1940s, when the area around Washington Street was demolished to make way for entrance ramps to the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel...
, a neighborhood that existed in New York City - Syria, VirginiaSyria, VirginiaSyria is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Virginia, United States. It lies along the Old Blue Ridge Turnpike, adjoining the southeast border of the Shenandoah National Park. Its ZIP Code is 22743. Geographical coordinates are 38°29'17.10" N, 78°19'36.40"W.-External links:* *...
, a town in the United States - ŞiriaSiriaŞiria is a commune in Arad County, Romania. According to the 2002 census it had 8,140 inhabitants.The administrative territory of the commune is and it lies in the contact zone of the Arad Plateau and Zărandului Mountains...
, a commune in Arad County, Romania
See also
- Name of Syria
- Syriac (disambiguation)
- Syrian (disambiguation)Syrian (disambiguation)Syrian is a native of Syria.Syrian may also refer to:* Syrian , an Italian synthpop band* Syrian * Syrian Arabic, a variety of Arabic spoken in Syria* Syrian Christians...