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SYRIA
By: Shashank Kaul, Dhruv Patel, Camden O'Neill, Philip Paik
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Geography of Syria
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Contiguous countries
• Iraq 605 km
• Israel 76 km
• Jordan 375 km
• Lebanon 375 km
• Turkey 822 km
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64 districts of syria
• ALLEPPO (220 miles.) • The legend holds that prophet Abraham once milked his
cow atop its hill. • Aleppo dominated the trade routes connecting East and
West and is known as today’s second largest Syrian citystill plays a key economic role.
• Most important sites: medieval Suqs (which are covered and wind through the old city for more than 8 miles, Grand Mosque, National Museum.
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•HOMS100 miles. Homs contains an important oil refinery and many major factories, plants and mills. •HAMA90 miles An old and timeless city famed by its Norias- the huge wooden waterwheels that have been scooping water from the Orontes and pouring it into irrigation canals for centuries. Important sites: Museum, Grand Mosque. At 35 miles, north-west: the ruins of APAMEA,•LATAKIA120 miles One of the 5 cities built in the 3rd century B.C. Today it is Syria's principal port on the Mediterranean.medieval castles and archeological sites.
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-2.6
Million people
-74%
Sunni Muslim
-16%
Other Muslim Groups
-10%
Other
(predominantly Christian)
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-Arabs
-Kurds
-Aramaic tribes
-French decedents from settlers
-Greek Decedents
-Circassians ( indigenous culture group)
-Turcoman
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History
• Early Second Millennium BC – Conquered by the Hittite Kingdom
• Later conquered by the Persians• 64AD Romans conquer Syria and name it a
Roman Province• Afterwards the Byzantine Empire conquered Syria• Then conquered by the Islamic Empire• Finally is conquered by the Ottoman Turks• 1967 – Syria wins Independence
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Economy
• The economy revolves around agriculture, oil, industry, and tourism.
• There GDP is 64.7 billion dollars
• There GDP growth is -14%-- -20
• Labor Force is 5.642 million people
• Their unemployment is 12.3%
• Their revenues is 11.69 billion dollars
• Expenses are 17.87 billion dollars
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Sectors of the economy
• Agriculture- wheat, barley, sugar, and cotton are the most grown crops. Water and energy are the biggest issues facing it.
• Mining- Phosphates are the major minerals exploited in Syria. Other major minerals are cement, salt, steel.
• Oil- syria is the only significant oil producing country in the Eastern Mediterranean region. However it only produces .5% of the global production
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Cont.
• Industry and Manufacturing- accounted for 27.3 % of the domestic products and employed about 16% of the labor force.
• Tourism- 1.1 million people have visited Syria by 2002.
• Labor- Population growth rate is 2.37%. Around 70% of the work force earn less then 100 dollars per month
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Civil War
• The Civil War is between forces loyal to the Ba’ath party and those seeking to destroy it
• It began on March 15 2011 • The protesters demand the resignation of
the President Bashar al-Asssas • More then 40000 people have died and
more then 400000 people have left the country
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How it started
• In January 2011, revolution in Tunisia marked the start of the so-called Arab Spring.
• In March 2011, violence broke out in Daraa, Syria, after a group of children and teenagers were arrested for writing political graffiti. Dozens of people were killed when security forces cracked down on protesters.
• Since then, the violence has only increased, spreading throughout the country and became a full fledge civil war.
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• Citation….
• http://www.caroun.com/Countries/Asia/Syria-MajorCities.htm
• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html
• "History of Syria." Made in Syria. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. <http://www.made-in-syria.com/history-of-syria.html>.