Syria is now called Syria. It never changed.
The historic name of Syria in Arabic is Bilaad ash-Shaam (بلاد الشام) whereas it is now called Surya (سوريا).
The capital city of Syria is Damascus. It is called Dimashq (دمشق ) in Arabic.
Yes, Syria has several mountain ranges within its borders, including the Anti-Lebanon Mountains, the Aleppo Plateau, and the Coastal Mountain Range. The highest peak in Syria is Mount Hermon, which stands at 2,814 meters.
No, Syria is an independent country. Turkey is the country that boarders Syria from the north.
Syria is in the northern and eastern hemisphere
Syria is located on Asia.
yes Syria is called as shaam
A great number of people are fighting over this question right now. The official government of Syria is lead by President Bashar El Assad, but the much of the actual territory of Syria is now claimed by the so-called "Islamic State". Other parts of Syria are ruled by various warlords and rival factions.
Between 1400 and 1300 BC. The area now called Syria was throughout its ancient history however mostly ruled from Babylonia and Persia.
We are Assyrians. Then and now. Assyrian
People in Syria are Syrian.
Persia
Well the time in Syria right now is 2:33 AM. I live in Australia not Syria but yeah:)
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.
Syria is involved in a civil war now, 2014
Shaam, which is now called Damascus, syria... but the city of shaam was much larger then
Syria has no king, it has a president called, Bashar-Alassad.
In Urdu, Syria is called "شام" (Sham).