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Syria, [a] also known as Greater Syria or Syria-Palestine, [2] is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant. [3] The region boundaries have changed throughout history. However, in modern times, the term "Syria" alone is used to refer to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Syria, [h] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [i] [16] is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.
The 14 governorates of Syria, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), are divided into 65 districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), including the city of Damascus.The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing.
The SDF handed over part of the region to the Syrian government to act as a buffer zone against Turkey. [113] Manbij remained under SDF control. In early 2018, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch alongside Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army to capture the Kurdish-majority Afrin and oust the YPG/SDF from the region. [114]
Syria is a unitary state, but for administrative purposes, it is divided into fourteen governorates, also called provinces or counties in English (Arabic muḥāfaẓāt, singular muḥāfaẓah). The governorates are divided into sixty-five districts ( manāṭiq , singular minṭaqah ), which are further divided into subdistricts ( nawāḥī ...
The flag of the First Syrian Republic, later used by the Second Syrian Republic. The Syrian transitional government also uses this, but uses a 2:3 ratio rather than a 1:2. First Syrian Republic, 1930–1950: Mandatory Syrian Republic, 1930–1946: Formed as a component of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, succeeding the State of Syria.
The Northern Syrian Provinces, or Cilicia and Upper Mesopotamia, were territories of historical and Ottoman Syria that were annexed by Turkiye following World War 1. In 1921, the Ankara Agreement was finalised between France and the Turkish national government, in which, in exchange for Turkey's recognition of the French mandate over Syria ...
% of Syrian population [51] Notes [51] Syrian Arabs: 80–85%: The Arabs form the majority in all districts except for the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Kurds: 10%: The majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, with a Yazidi minority; concentrated in Syrian Kurdistan region and major urban centres outside that region. Turkmen/Turkoman: 4–5%