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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.
National colours: Red, white, black and green National motto: Waḥda, Ḥurriyya, Ishtirākiyya "Unity, Freedom, Socialism" 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 drink: Arak [6 ...
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]
Mohammed Flayfel (1899–1986; Arabic: محمد فليفل) was a Lebanese composer and musician.. Born in 1899 in the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, some of his notable compositions include "Mawtini" (the national anthem of Iraq and former national anthem of Palestine until 1996) [1] and Suriyah Ya, Dat al-Majdi (the anthem of the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria).
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 .
" 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.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, after it became a republic, Iraq used a national anthem also called "Mawṭinī", composed by Lewis Zanbaka. [10] Though it shares the same name as the current Iraqi national anthem, it is a different song altogether. [10] Unlike the current Iraqi national anthem, this version is instrumental and has no ...
Egypt's first national anthem dates back to 1869 when a royal anthem was composed to honor the monarch. It is unclear how long this anthem was in use. Although the monarchy was deposed in 1952, the anthem was used as part of the anthem of the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1958. [4]