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  2. Syria - Wikipedia

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    Syria, [f] officially the Syrian Arab Republic, [g] [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.

  3. Syrian Republic - Wikipedia

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    Four states in the region of Syria have borne the name Syrian Republic, Republic of Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic: 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 ...

  4. First Syrian Republic - Wikipedia

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    The First Syrian Republic, [2] [a] officially the Syrian Republic, [b] was formed in 1930 as a component of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, succeeding the State of Syria. A treaty of independence was made in 1936 to grant independence to Syria and end official French rule, but the French parliament refused to accept the treaty.

  5. Modern history of Syria - Wikipedia

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    The short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria emerged in 1920, which was however soon committed under the French Mandate, which produced the short-lived autonomous State of Aleppo, State of Damascus (later State of Syria), Alawite State and Jabal al-Druze (state); the autonomies were transformed into the Mandatory Syrian Republic in 1930. Syrian ...

  6. List of presidents of Syria - Wikipedia

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    Second Syrian Republic (1950–1958) (10) Hashim al-Atassi هاشم الأتاسي (1875–1960) — 5 September 1950 2 December 1951 1 year, 88 days People's Party: Atassi resigned in the aftermath of the 1951 coup d'état . — Adib Shishakli أديب الشيشكلي (1909–1964) — 2 December 1951 3 December 1951 1 day Syrian Social ...

  7. History of Syria - Wikipedia

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    The history of Syria covers events which occurred on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and events which occurred in the region of Syria.Throughout ancient times the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic was occupied and ruled by several empires, including the Sumerians, Mitanni, Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Arameans, Amorites, Persians, Greeks ...

  8. Government of Syria - Wikipedia

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    The politics of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian transitional government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus , Syria . The previous government consisted of a President , a Prime Minister , and a legislative council with 250 seats.

  9. Foreign relations of Syria - Wikipedia

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    Syria enjoyed an improvement in relations with several of the states in its region in the 21st century, prior to the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war. Until 2018, due to the Syrian civil war, the Syrian Arab Republic's government was partially isolated from the countries in the region and the wider international community.