What is Syrias religions?
How did Syria get its name?
The name Syria may come from the name of the language witch has been spoken around the area, the Syriac language, one of the three principal languages of bible (Syriac is also known as Northern Aramaic). It is also possible that it comes from the name of the Phoenician city state of Sour (Tyre in En…glish), Souriya meaning the land of Sour. Phoenicia is the ancient name of the land that corresponds roughly to today's Lebanon, as well as part of the Syrian and Israeli seacoasts. That answer above is correct but the Modern day Syria's name is actually from the alliance that created Greater Syria. The Christians wanted to name the new nation something that reminded them of there ancient Empire "Assyria" so the Muslims Agreed and they named it SYRIA :) (MORE)
What is the population of Syria?
The population of Syria (as of 2009) is 21 906 000.
Where is Syria located?
Syria is bounded by the Mediterranean and Lebanon on the west , by Jordan on the south , by Iraq on the east and by Turkey on the north . The frontier between Syria and Turkey was settled by the Franco-Turkish agreement of 22 June 1929 . xcool77
When was Syria established?
Syria gained its independence in April 1946 from France. However, before that the region of "Greater Syria" (Bilad al-Sham or the countries of the north) consisted of the region of the current states of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel/Palestine and was an administrative region of the Ottoman Empi…re, as well as many former empires such as the Abbasids, Umayyads, and even the Romans and Greeks before that. (MORE)
What conflicts did Syria have?
syria had an recent conflict with lebanon iraq and saudi arabia iran is so called the ally of iran
What is the currency of Syria?
It it the Syria Lyra (lee-ra-h) (1USD=46-47 Lyra) well known bywesterns as Syrian pound (SP).
What is unique about Syria?
That it is the oldest capital on Earth . Although Antioch is currently part of Turkey, Antioch wasconsidered part of Syria, which is the city that Christianitystarted in. the first alphabet
Is Syria safe?
22.5 million people live there, it seems safe for them. Certainly no more dangerous than many places. Not Currently(2012), but I was there a couple years ago and everything seemed fine. However they are crazy drivers so prepare yourself for that if you are going.
Is Syria a democracy or what?
Technically yes,however Asad came to power without being elected and rules Syria in as a dictator.
What is Syrias contient?
The country of Syria is located on the continent of Asia. Thecapitol of Syria is Damascus and the country has 22.4 millionresidents.
What are the major religions for Syria?
The major religion in Syria is Islam but there aresome christans as well. And to answer yourquestion the answer is islam. Syria has a majority of Sunni Muslims, but also has numerousreligious minorities. It has some Shiite Muslims, Alawites, Druze,several Eastern Christian Sects, and used to …have a Jewish minoritybefore 1955. (MORE)
What is the currency in Syria?
The Syrian Pound (lira) The currency for Syria is "Syrian Pound", (or SYP).
The religions of Syria?
Christianity is about 20% of the population, Islam about 80% That was back in the day though, right now Christians make a very big population in syria i don't know how much that way more than 20% Islam: Sunni: 74%, Shia:~13% Christian: ~10%
What do they wear in Syria?
They wear the same clothes worn in Europe and the United States. Very few Muslims wear the traditional head peice and most Syrians don't so it's hard to tell wheather somebodys Christian or Muslim.
Is Syria the best?
Well, everyone thinks their country is the best, and my country is syria so I guess yeah it is :)
What are the religions in Syria?
The religions in Syria are basically two religions , Islam and Christianity and there are some Jews too but the number of them are declining .
What religions does Syria have?
Most Syrians are Sunni Muslims, however the government itself is controlled under a Shiite Alawite president named Bashar al-Assad, which consists as a religious minority. Besides Muslims, Syria also have a sizable Christian and Druze minorities as well.
Who was the king of Syria?
Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi became the king of Greater Syria on 1920 March 7, before being deposed by the French on July 25, forcing al-Hashemi to take refuge in the United Kingdom. He was later made King of Iraq on 1921 August 23.
Compare the religions of the population of Syria and Lebanon?
Syria is predominently a Sunni populated county, though Shias alsoinhabit there. Lebanon is inhabited by Shia Muslims and Christians.
What time is it in Syria?
UTC + 2 hrs. from the last Sun. of Oct. until the last Sun. of March. UTC + 3 hrs. the rest of the year.
Who can vote in Syria?
According to Syrian Law, all people above the age of 18 can vote. In practice, Syria is a dictatorship and nobody votes.
What is Syria-Palestine?
In Arabic, there is a term for the territory currently occupied by Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. It is called "Bilaad Sham" (بلاد شام) and usually translated as "Greater Syria" since Damascus was the most powerful city in Bilaad Sham. There is another name (with… minority usage) for Bilaad Sham in English which is Syria-Palestine. This name comes from the fact that the two dominant Arab population centers of Bilaad Sham (prior to the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9) were in the French Mandate of Syria and the British Mandate of Palestine. (MORE)
What do they celebrate in Syria?
Ramadan Christmas Haneka(Dont know if i spelled it right) eid aladha the day of independent of Syria Muslim and Christian Brotherhood festival Sultan Basha alatrash revolution against the french the great Syrian Israel war.
Is it safe in Syria?
I suggest you not to visit Syria at this moment. The Syrian dictatorship is "waging war" against "Sunni terrorists", which are actually pro-democracy peaceful protesters. The Arab Spring have pretty much opened the Pandora's Box in that country. Just wait until Assad gets toppled and new democratic …political order forms. (MORE)
What are Syrias religions?
Muslims Come First Christians are Second and there used to be a huge tribe of Jews in Aleppo that later immigrated to Israel.
Is Syria a dictatorship?
Syria is a semi-presidential system and a unitary republic. It isnot considered a democracy as the west understands it, nor can itbe termed a true dictatorship.
What is the vegetation of Syria?
Roughly consists of grass and shrubs and near the coast grown is citrus fruits, olives, and vegetables.
How long was Syria called Syria?
6000 years EDIT: This is incorrect. Syria has been called Syria since 10,000 B.C. Syria used to be larger than it currently is, but it divided into multiple countries. Source: I am Syrian.
Is Syria in turkey?
No, Syria is an independent country. Turkey is the country that boarders Syria from the north.
Why is Syria an LEDC?
Syria is an LEDC mainly because the same government (although it is a democracy) has been ruling for 41 years, and they have not been hearing out the citizens' demands for a better country.
Is Syria a monarchy?
Strictly speaking, it is not. It is a Presidential Dictatorship.However, the method of presidential succession is monarchical, inthat sons replace fathers as Presidents.
How many centuries do historians think it took from the time Islam was introduced until it became the religion of the majority population in Egypt Syria Iran and Spain?
It is very different in all of these different countries, becausethe process of conversion moved at different rates in differentcountries. This is because while there was pressure to convert toIslam, forced conversions were rare. In the case of Iran, it became Muslim-majority as early themid-800s, …roughly 200 years after Islamic conquest of the region.This was primarily due to restrictions requiring all bureaucrats tobe Muslim and prohibitions within Zoroastrianism to work inmedieval forges (which made conversion to Islam more desirable). In the case of Egypt, it became Muslim-majority by the mid-900s CE,roughly 300 years after Islamic conquest of the region. In the case of Syria, it became Muslim-majority by the year 1100C.E., roughlt 450 years after Islamic conquest of the region. In the case of Spain, it never became Muslim-majority. Even whileMuslims were ruling the Peninsula, conversion by endemic Iberians,who were the overwhelming majority population, was slow.Additionally, Spain included territories under Christian Rule,which strongly retarded the growth of Islam in those areas. (MORE)
What can you do in Syria?
I recently went to Syria and it was great. Some sights to see are:Palmyra, Alleppo, and of course Damascues. Oh, and definitely shopin the souks (market places). Whats great about Syria is that youcan go to surrounding countries like Jordan, Israel, Egypt, andLebanon. We just went to Syria, Lebanon,… and Jordan. Syria is abeautiful country, and you will enjoy your time there. (MORE)
Is there oil in Syria?
About 5% of the Worlds oil but 25% of the Syrian Economy.... themain oil was found by Iraq Oil a consortium of Shell, Exxon, BP andtwo smaller companies in 1933. Then the business was Nationalizedby King Nasser in 1958. I suspect the Big 3 would like to havetheir Refineries back and Shell, Exxon, BP… will likely get whatthey want. The biggest oil fields are close to the Iraq Border andwould therefore be easier to control than prior to the Iraq War.The current Chemical Warfare may be just the right excuse to goback and settle the control of the oil once and for all....and ohyes, give the world the idea that we're saving the children. (MORE)
Does Syria have mountains?
Yes , Syria has two famous mountains , the bigest one called Qasyoon , which you can see it all around the city , the seconed one is called al sheikh mountain its near Lebanon .
What problems does Syria have?
The economic and political liberalization promised by Bashir Assad in 2000 has not emerged,leaving the economy somewhat stagnated and there have been no major developments in terms of domestic affairs;it remains a authoritarian regime although Assad does not have his father's reputation for brutalit…y; he is a velvet glove dictator. Relations with the U.S. were recently strained by an incident involving a U.S. violation of Syrian territory in the course of an anti-terrorist mission. Syria does not maintain relations with Israel due to the latter government's continuing occupation of the Golan Heights,held for 41 years now as booty from the 1967 war. Relations with Lebanon have improved since the withdrawal of Syrian troops a decade ago. Currently Syria is highly regarded for it's increasing role in the arts but is very isolated diplomatically; the standard of living is modern and literacy is high but per capita income is still sub-standard for what is a fairly Europeanized secular culture. On the plus side it is highly tolerant on cultural matters; it is 15-20% Christian and there is no persecution. Alcohol is permitted in restaurants. Damascus is a lovely modern city; any Westerner would feel more comfortable there than perhaps anywhere else in the Middle East. It is regarded as a terrorist-supporting nation for it's support of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian Territories but neither organization is legally a terrorist group under international law; the U.S. unilaterally so designated them and several EU countries have followed suit. Given Israel's intractabiltiy over the return of the Golan it is understandable they would support it's enemies,if only as a bargaining chip. (MORE)
Why is there unrest in Syria?
Note: Don't listen to those Assad supporters, because they're out there to brainwash others to support this bloodthristy dictator. Be objective and find the truth. Its cause is a long and pitiful tragedy. Syria was created as a byproduct of Ottoman Turkish and French occupation. When the French ki…cked the Turks out of Syria after WWI, the French started to intergrate several religious and ethnic communities (Sunnis, Alawites, Christians, Druzes, Kurds) under their control, creating a nation called "Syria". The French does not trust the Sunni Muslim majority and hence they installed their colonial army officers with Alawite, Druze, and Christian troops. This is where Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez al-Assad started his military career. When the French finally gave Syria independence in 1946, it was established as a Western-style parliamentary republic, with a powerful parliament, prime minister, and a figurehead president. However the government itself is elected by majority Sunni Muslims. Those who are not Sunnis resented this new parliamentary republic system. Syria's minorities started to support the rising new Arab Socialist Baath Party, where the Baath Party preached religious and ethnic equality (however, when they come to power in 1963, they act as hypocrites and started sidelining Sunni Muslims). The parliamentary republic reached a dead end when Syria signed with Nasser's Egypt to become united into one country under the United Arab Republic. However, Syria's religious minorities feared that they'll be marginalized under Nasser, so they end up launching a military coup under the political arm of the Baath Party and seized power in 1963. The Baath Party becomes the sole legal political party in Syria--hence ending the parliamentary democratic system and starting the dictatorship era of Syria. The Baath Party, despite united under a common goal of uniting all of Syria's religious communities, was ideologically divided in Cold-War style politics. The Baath Party back then was under Salah Jadid, who represent the pro-Soviet faction of the Baath Party. Salah Jadid's opposition was the Baath Party's pragmatist faction, led by defense minister Hafez al-Assad. The two sides started to break out openly when Salah Jadid assisted the Black September guerrillas of the Yasser Arafat's PLO to overthrow the Jordanian monarchy of King Hussein so that Arafat can seize control of Jordan and become part of Greater Palestine. Hafez al-Assad himself did not want to overthrow the Jordanian monarchy, as he only wants to protect Palestinians from the Jordanian army only. Conflicts arose between the two sides, leading for the Jordanian army to kick the PLO and all the Palestinians out to Lebanon. That conflict itself led to the Hafez al-Assad's coup d'etat in 1970 and ousted Salah Jadid and his supporters from the government and declare himself Syria's president. Under Assad's rule, he continues to commit to the Baath Party's ideological commitment towards secularism and religious equality, as he begins building Syria's military and security structures to withstand internal and domestic threats to the Baath's power in the fear of a Sunni Islamist takeover---with the support of his own Alawite base, as well as on Christians and Druzes. When these threats started to occur with the Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Hama, he mercilessly suppressed the uprising using bombs, airplanes and tanks, killing and slaughtering every civilian that existed in Hama in 1982 as a punishment for creating the Islamist uprising. The world ignored that event as though it didn't happened. Assad also started a pervasive cult of personality as a Arab Nationalist warrior-type figure, showing himself fighting against Israel in the Six-Day War and all the subsequent wars. His anti-Israeli credentials did brought him a big support for his regime. Hafez al-Assad remains president until his death in 2000. When his death came, the rubber-stamp Syrian parliament amended the Syrian constitution on the presidential age-limit to allow his son, Bashar, to become president. Under Bashar's rule, he continued many of his father's policies, however, Bashar started to privatize sectors of the Syrian economy, allowing limited private investment and free markets into the country. However, Bashar created crony capitalism by placing his relatives or his supporters to run as CEO's. He ignored and neglected the management of everyday economic problems such as unemployment, inflation, poverty, etc...and marginalized the countryside as well. When the Arab Spring came, protests started to spread across Syria and this is what created the Syrian Uprising. Bashar is no different from his father in using the same military tactics to suppress protests and the opposition in merciless, bloody way. Like Father, Like Son. Despite the brutality and threat of genocide in that country, Bashar still has a relatively strong support from Syria's minority population, as the uprising started to get sectarianized with the opposition becoming more and more Sunni-dominated. That's what makes him different from Ben Ali, Mubarak, Gaddafi, and Ali Saleh. While those four dictators have no cover from the international community, Bashar still has a political cover from his allies, Iran, Russia, and China to portray Bashar as a good-guy facing the "so-called Sunni extremists". (MORE)
What does the US have to do with Syria?
US is generally against the Syrian dictator, Bashar Al Assad, sothey are giving rebels weapons and providing them with a lot ofmoney, so they can bring the Syrian Dictator down. answer 2: Western power structure create all terrorist group like Al Qaeda,Taliban and now Takfiries and Isis and they mak…e lots of films andadvertisment against Islam because they want to increaseIslamophobia. Islamophobia (or anti-Muslim sentiment) is a term forprejudice against,hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islamor Muslims.The term entered into common English usage in 1997 withthe publication of a report by the Runnymede Trust condemningnegative emotions such as fear, hatred, and dread directed at Islamor Muslims. While the term is now widely used, both the term itselfand the underlying concept have been criticized.The causes andcharacteristics of Islamophobia are still debated.Some scholarshave defined it as a type of racism. Some commentators have positedan increase in Islamophobia resulting from the September 11attacks, while others have associated it with the increasedpresence of Muslims in secular nations (MORE)
What time is it in the Syria?
Well the time in Syria right now is 2:33 AM. I live in Australia not Syria but yeah:)
Why did Syria have war?
Answer 1 Syria is having a war because the have one dictator which is aperson who is in charge and it dosen't matter what anyone elsedecides he has the power. The people didn't want this because itwas a unfair process and could be very dangerous if the leader madeone wrong descision which people co…uld advise and that descioncould kill lots of people or something like that. Answer 2 Western power structure create all terrorist group like Al Qaeda,Taliban and now Takfiries and Isis and they make lots of films andadvertisment against Islam because they want to increaseIslamophobia. Islamophobia (or anti-Muslim sentiment) is a term forprejudice against,hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islamor Muslims.The term entered into common English usage in 1997 withthe publication of a report by the Runnymede Trust condemningnegative emotions such as fear, hatred, and dread directed at Islamor Muslims. While the term is now widely used, both the term itselfand the underlying concept have been criticized.The causes andcharacteristics of Islamophobia are still debated.Some scholarshave defined it as a type of racism. Some commentators have positedan increase in Islamophobia resulting from the September 11attacks, while others have associated it with the increasedpresence of Muslims in secular nations (MORE)
Why is there fighting in Syria?
It's revolution against dictator Bashar Assad and his regime. Assad family is rulling Syria from 1970, they destroy everything in Syria,steal everything and did so many massacres in Syria...
Why is there violence in Syria?
Because the United States wants to weaken Iran through collapsingSyira's Regime.. What I don't understand is why so many have to die
What is the religion of Syria today?
Mainly Islam, but within Islam there are several sects (Shi'ah (minority) and Sunni (majority)). there are also jews/christains etc, but Islam is dominent.
What does the government of Syria do on the uprising in Syria?
the Syrian regime cracked down demonstrations, using live ammunition, and brutal repression against peaceful, unarmed protesters which lift the country in violation circle.
Who will win in Syria?
The US and UN, because The CIA and Al-Quada are regime changers for the New World Order.
Is Syria in OPEC?
No. OPEC members are Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela, in alphabetical order..
Who is allied with Syria?
Syria is currently allied with Iran and Russia , and is also in good relations with thefollowing countries: .
The People's Republic of China .
North Korea .
Cuba .
Venezuela .
Bolivia .
Ecuador .
Nicaragua .
Brazil .
South Africa .
Tanzania .
Pakistan
When did Syria happen?
Syria is an ancient country. Though it's been ruled off and on byvarious higher powers -- Rome, Egypt, others -- it goes backthousands of years BC. It's in the Bible. Damascus is the longestcontinuously occupied city in the world.
Who are Syria?
Syria is a place not a people. The people that live in Syria arecalled Syrians.
Was Syria nuked?
No. The only wartime nuclear bombs that have ever been used were the two employed by the United States against Japan in August of 1945. However, recently the Assad regime has used chemical weapons to attack civilians and enemies of the regimes. Conversely, Syria was collaborating with North Korea wi…th the possible intent of acquiring nuclear weapons technology. This was thwarted by an Israeli aerial assault which targeted the facility. (MORE)