syria is in western asia.
what part of the world is syria in?
western asia
syria – country in western asia, that borders lebanon and the mediterranean sea to the west, turkey to the north, iraq to the east, jordan to the south and israel to the southwest. civilization in syria was one of the most ancient on earth. syria is part of the fertile crescent, and from approximately 10,000 bce it was one of the centers of neolithic culture where agriculture and cattle breeding appeared for the first time in the world. over the millennia, syria has been conquered and settled by many different peoples. a country of fertile plains, high mountains and deserts, it is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including syriacs, assyrians, kurds, circassians, armenians, druze, alawite, christians, shias and sunnis. the latter make up the majority of the population. since march 2011, syria has been embroiled in civil war in the wake of uprisings (considered an extension of the arab spring, the mass movement of revolutions and protests in the arab world) against assad and the neo-ba'athist government. the opposition syrian national coalition selected ghassan hitto as prime minister of a rival provisional government on march 19, 2013 after being invited to do so by several foreign governments and the arab league.
outline of syria
section::::geography of syria.:environment of syria.:natural geographic features of syria.









































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bullet::::- volcanoes in syria









































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bullet::::- world heritage sites in syria









































section::::geography of syria.:regions of syria.









































regions of syria









































section::::geography of syria.:regions of syria.:ecoregions of syria.









































list of ecoregions in syria









































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section::::geography of syria.:regions of syria.:administrative divisions of syria.









































administrative divisions of syria









































bullet::::- governorates of syria









































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bullet::::- municipalities of syria
outline of syria