forests of Syria
... that the forests of Syria, celebrated throughout ancient times for their richness, have been reduced to their present-day area of 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi)?
... that the <b id="mwAuM"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Forests_of_Syria" id="mwAuQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Forests of Syria">forests of Syria</a></b>, celebrated throughout ancient times for their richness, have been reduced to their present-day area of <span about="#mwt20" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"convert","href":"./Template:Convert"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"4500"},"2":{"wt":"km2"},"3":{"wt":"mi2"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAuU" typeof="mw:Transclusion">4,500 square kilometres (1,700</span><span about="#mwt20" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><span about="#mwt20">sq</span><span about="#mwt20" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><span about="#mwt20">mi)</span>?