Syria (syr)

Syria

Syria ranks 1,135th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pella, Bactria, and Edogawa, Tokyo. Memorable people born in Syria include John Climacus, Musa ibn Nusayr, and Antiochus II Theos. Memorable people who died in Syria include Bartholomew the Apostle, Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Antiochus I Soter. Syria has been the birth place of many religious figures and politicians and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Syria is located in Syria.

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by 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. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians, Albanians, Greeks, and Chechens. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Sunni Muslims are the largest religious group. Syria is the only country that is governed by Ba'athists, who advocate Arab socialism and Arab nationalism. Syria is a member of the Non-Aligned Movement. Read more on Wikipedia