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    Syria is located in southwest Asia near the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, with a population of around 23 million people who are mostly Muslim but also include Christian and Jewish faiths. Damascus, located in Syria, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Some of Syria's important historical sites mentioned include the walls and gates of Damascus, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus which is one of the largest and oldest mosques, the Al-Hamidiyah Bazar marketplace in Damascus, and the town of Maaloula which is one of the last places where the language of Aramaic is still spoken.

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    Syria is located in southwest Asia near the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, with a population of around 23 million people who are mostly Muslim but also include Christian and Jewish faiths. Damascus, located in Syria, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Some of Syria's important historical sites mentioned include the walls and gates of Damascus, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus which is one of the largest and oldest mosques, the Al-Hamidiyah Bazar marketplace in Damascus, and the town of Maaloula which is one of the last places where the language of Aramaic is still spoken.

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    Syria is located in southwest Asia near the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, with a population of around 23 million people who are mostly Muslim but also include Christian and Jewish faiths. Damascus, located in Syria, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Some of Syria's important historical sites mentioned include the walls and gates of Damascus, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus which is one of the largest and oldest mosques, the Al-Hamidiyah Bazar marketplace in Damascus, and the town of Maaloula which is one of the last places where the language of Aramaic is still spoken.

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    SYRIA

    HISTORY & CULTURE


    SYRIA LOCATED AS PART OF AISA
    ABOUT SYRIA
    Situated in southwest Asia at the eastern end of
    the Mediterranean Sea, Syria has an area of
    (71,498 sq mi). The area occupied by Syria is
    slightly larger than the state of North Dakota.
    Syrian population :
    was estimated at 23million .
    Religions :
    Islam , Christians , Jewish .
    Languages :
    Arabic (official ), Kurdish, Aramaic.
    SYRIA HISTORY

    Damascus, traditionally the world's oldest


    occupied city and one of the world's oldest
    cities.
    HISTORICAL SITES

    Walls and gates of Damascus


    HISTORICAL SITES
    umayyad mosque.
    The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great
    Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of
    Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest
    mosques in the world
    HISTORICAL SITES

    Al-Hamidiyah Bazar
    The largest and the central Bazar in Damascus
    HISTORICAL SITES
    Maaloula,
    one of the last places where Aramaic, the
    language of Jesus, is still spoke
    Translation
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    Hi, how are you .
    .
    I love my school.

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