events and most leadership training are carried out jointly, however most local units are single-sex. The Scout branch of Scouts of Syria had 9,358 members in 2008 (1,170 Cub Scouts, 4,500 Scouts, 3,000 Advanced Scouts, 250 Rovers and 438 Adult Leaders). The Guide branch numbered 1,020 members. In 1959, during the period when the Boy Scouts de Syrie was recognized as a unified Scout federation with Egypt, the Levantine nation had 17,900 Scouts, and in 1990 membership stood at 11,073. Program Sections The association is divided in four sections according to age: Cub Scouts/Brownie Guides - ages 7 to 11 Scouts/Guides - ages 12 to 14 Advanced Scouts/Senior Guides - ages 15 to 17 Rover Scouts/Ranger Guides - ages 18 to 23. Motto The Scout Motto is Kun Musta'idan (), translating as Be Prepared, but the local variant is Wa-a-iddoo (). The noun for a single Scout is Kashaf (). Facilities Syrian Scouts have a national training center at Zabadani, where the first Arab Jamboree was held in 1954. Further reading Boy Scouts International Bureau, Facts on World Scouting, Ottawa, Canada, 1961 World Organization of the Scout Movement (1990), Scouting 'Round the World. 1990 edition. References World Organization of the Scout Movement member organizations World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts member organizations Scouting and Guiding in Syria Youth organizations established in 1912 1912 establishments in the Ottoman Empire