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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]
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 ...
Syrian national anthem may refer to: Ḥumāt ad-Diyār (English: Guardians of the Homeland ), de jure national anthem with an ambiguous status after the fall of the Ba'athist regime. Fī Sabīli al-Majd (English: In persuit of Glory ), de facto used as an anthem for Syria after the fall of the Ba'athist regime.
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
National anthem title in local language(s) English translation of title Period Lyrics writer(s) Anthem composer(s) Audio Notes Afghanistan "Amani Surūd" "Amani Anthem" 1926–1943 None (instrumental) Khalid Rajab Bey — Afghanistan "Schahe ghajur-o-mehrabane ma" "Our Brave And Noble King" 1943–1973 Mohammed Makhtar: Mohammed Farukh [1 ...
" Wallāh Zamān, Yā Silāḥī" (Arabic: والله زمان يا سلاحي) was the national anthem of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a federation of Egypt and Syria, from 1960. Though the UAR disbanded in 1961, Egypt retained it as the official name of the state until 1971, and used its national anthem until 1979.
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 .
The song was popular during the remainder of the First Empire, with Hortense in her exile at Arenenberg, and with the Bonapartists during the Bourbon Restoration. "Partant pour la Syrie" was the unofficial national anthem during the Second Empire, an era when "La Marseillaise" was regarded with suspicion. [2]