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The anthem was initially set to lose the competition, but it later won the competition after it gained rapid popularity amongst the Syrian population which put pressure on the competition's committee to reconsider its decisions, and eventually the anthem won and was adopted by the government as Syria's national anthem. [2] [3] [4]
The Syrian national anthem is divided into four stanzas, each pertaining to a different and unique aspect of Syria from the remaining stanzas. Although the name of the anthem is "Guardians of the Homeland", which is a metaphor for the Syrian military , only the first stanza in fact talks about said army.
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
National colours: Green, white, black and red (Pan-Arab colors) National flower: Jasmine [1] National tree: Olive tree (Olea europaea) [2] National bird: Northern bald ibis [3] National animal: The Syrian Brown Bear [4] National dish: Kibbeh Bil Sanieh [5] National instrument: Qanun [6] National dance: Dabke: National sport: Association football
If a national anthem is defined by being officially designated as the national song of a particular state, then La Marseillaise, which was officially adopted by the French National Convention in 1796, would qualify as the first official national anthem. Early version of the "Wilhelmus" as preserved in a manuscript of 1617 (Brussels, Royal ...
'O Sons of the Sahara'; Spanish: ¡O hijos del Sáhara!) is the national anthem of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) of Western Sahara. In 1979, the song became the SADR's national anthem. [1]
The Syrian national football team's biggest win was with the Maldives, beating them 12-0 on 4 June 1997. The team was ranked 75th in the world by FIFA as of 2018. Although Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals, its national football team reached the fourth round in 2018 after tying with Iran .
A man speaking Syrian Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the language of education and most writing, but it is not usually spoken. Instead, various dialects of Levantine Arabic, which are not mutually intelligible with MSA, [3] [4] are spoken by most Syrians, with Damascus Arabic being the prestigious dialect in the media.