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	=== Leaders ===		=== Leaders ===

	Chief of state: Ahmad al-Shara'; former President Bashar al-[[Bashar al-Assad\|ASAD]] was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024 Head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad al-BASHIR (since 8 December 2024) [21]		Chief of state: [[Ahmad al-Shara]]'; former President Bashar al-[[Bashar al-Assad\|ASAD]] was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024 Head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad al-BASHIR (since 8 December 2024) [21]


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	=== History ===		=== History ===

	After World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. [15]		After World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]]. [15]

	The Natufian culture was the first to become sedentary around the 11th millennium BC and became one of the centers of Neolithic culture (known as Pre-Pottery Neolithic A), where agriculture and cattle breeding first began to appear. [16]		The Natufian culture was the first to become sedentary around the 11th millennium BC and became one of the centers of Neolithic culture (known as Pre-Pottery Neolithic A), where agriculture and cattle breeding first began to appear. [16]
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	The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. [19]		The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. [19]

	The Neolithic period (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) is represented by rectangular houses of Mureybet culture. At the time, people used containers made of stone, gyps, and burnt lime (Vaisselle blanche). The discovery of obsidian tools from Anatolia are evidence of early trade. The ancient cities of Hamoukar and Emar played an important role during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age. Archaeologists have demonstrated that civilization in Syria was one of the most ancient on earth, perhaps preceded by only that of Mesopotamia. The earliest recorded indigenous civilization in the region was the Kingdom of Ebla near present-day Idlib, northern Syria. [20]		The Neolithic period (Pre-Pottery Neolithic B) is represented by rectangular houses of Mureybet culture. At the time, people used containers made of stone, gyps, and burnt lime (Vaisselle blanche). The discovery of obsidian tools from Anatolia are evidence of early trade. The ancient cities of Hamoukar and Emar played an important role during the late Neolithic and Bronze Age. Archaeologists have demonstrated that civilization in [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] was one of the most ancient on earth, perhaps preceded by only that of Mesopotamia. The earliest recorded indigenous civilization in the region was the Kingdom of Ebla near present-day Idlib, northern Syria. [20]


	=== Leaders ===		=== Leaders ===

	Chief of state: Ahmad al-Shara'; former President Bashar al-ASAD was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024 Head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad al-BASHIR (since 8 December 2024) [21]		Chief of state: Ahmad al-Shara'; former President Bashar al-[[Bashar al-Assad\|ASAD]] was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024 Head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad al-BASHIR (since 8 December 2024) [21]


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	=== Culture ===		=== Culture ===

	Syria is a traditional society with a long cultural history. Importance is placed on family, religion, education, self-discipline and respect. [24]		[[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] is a traditional society with a long cultural history. Importance is placed on family, religion, education, self-discipline and respect. [24]

	Ethnic groups: Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian) [25]		Ethnic groups: Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian) [25]
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	Urbanization: 57.4% of total population (2023) [35]		Urbanization: 57.4% of total population (2023) [35]

	Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Syria hosted a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering approximately 1,852,300. [36]		Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] hosted a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering approximately 1,852,300. [36]

	Major urban areas: 2.585 million DAMASCUS (capital), 2.203 million Aleppo, 1.443 million Hims (Homs), 996,000 Hamah (2023) Life expectancy: 74.8 years (2024 est.) [37]		Major urban areas: 2.585 million DAMASCUS (capital), 2.203 million Aleppo, 1.443 million Hims (Homs), 996,000 Hamah (2023) Life expectancy: 74.8 years (2024 est.) [37]
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	=== Military ===		=== Military ===

	Branches: the interim government authorities in Syria have established a Ministry of Defense and are attempting to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army; it has also established a Ministry of Interior to manage police and other security forces (2025) Personnel: not available Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) [41]		Branches: the interim government authorities in [[Israel, Palestine and Syria\|Syria]] have established a Ministry of Defense and are attempting to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army; it has also established a Ministry of Interior to manage police and other security forces (2025) Personnel: not available Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) [41]


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	=== Geography ===		=== Geography ===

	Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Area: 187,437 sq km Terrain: primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower [22]		Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between [[Lebanon]] and [[Turkey]] Area: 187,437 sq km Terrain: primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west Natural resources: petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower [22]


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	{{Hatnote\|text=This page covers Syria as the archive records it. Related and overlapping: [[Gaza]] and [[Israel, Palestine and Syria]].}}		{{Hatnote\|text=This page covers Syria as the archive records it. Related and overlapping: [[Gaza]] and [[Israel, Palestine and Syria]].}}

			{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25\|image=[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]][[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]}}

	'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

	{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25\|image=[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]][[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]}}

	{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}		{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}
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	'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

	{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25\|image=[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]][[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]}}		{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25\|image=[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]][[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|220px\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]}}

	{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}		{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}

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	'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

	{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25}}		{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=89\|asof=2026-08-25\|image=[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]][[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]}}

	{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}		{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}
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	* [40] By 2020, the UN estimated that over 5.5 million Syrians were living as refugees in the region, and 6.1 million others were internally displaced. Syrians are an overall indigenous Levantine people, closely related to their immediate neighbors, such as Lebanese, Palestinians, Jordanians and Jews. - 1787707535.19268		* [40] By 2020, the UN estimated that over 5.5 million Syrians were living as refugees in the region, and 6.1 million others were internally displaced. Syrians are an overall indigenous Levantine people, closely related to their immediate neighbors, such as Lebanese, Palestinians, Jordanians and Jews. - 1787707535.19268
	* [41] Branches: the interim government authorities in Syria have established a Ministry of Defense and are attempting to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army; it has also established a Ministry of Interior to manage police and other security forces (2025) Personnel: not available Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) - 1787695277.227722		* [41] Branches: the interim government authorities in Syria have established a Ministry of Defense and are attempting to unify the dozens of armed factions operating in Syria under a single, state-linked army; it has also established a Ministry of Interior to manage police and other security forces (2025) Personnel: not available Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) - 1787695277.227722

	~~== Images ==~~

	[[File:syria-flag.png\|thumb\|Syria flag. (Modification by AnonMoos of PD image File:Flag of Syria (1930–1958, 1961–1963).svg (previous non-vector versions were by Coup de crayon 2011), Public domain)]]

	~~[[File:syria-map.png\|thumb\|Syria locator map. (L'Américain, CC BY-SA 3.0)]]~~

	== How this page is made ==		== How this page is made ==

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	'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.		'''Syria''' as this archive records it. Every line in the reporting sections below is a headline that was collected, with its outlet and date. Nothing here is written by a model: if a claim appears, some outlet made it, and this page does not say whether it is true. The Background section is different in kind: those lines are encyclopedic facts from a reference work, each cited to the source it came from.

			{{Infobox place\|name=Syria\|type=Place or actor\|region=middle east\|rows=65\|asof=2026-08-25}}

	{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}		{{Situation\|asof=2026-08-25\|summary=Most recent archived item: Head of Kurdish forces in Syria announces their dissolution - reported by Middle East Eye\|latest=Middle East Eye}}
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	* [38] Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* [38] Equipment: the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* [39] Personnel: not available - CIA World Factbook		* [39] Personnel: not available - CIA World Factbook

			{{See also\|pages=[[Timeline:Syria\|Timeline: Syria]] · [[Turkey]]}}

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