Syria

Syria is an ancient region and modern state, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic, in the Middle East. It borders Lebanon to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The border with Israel is disputed as Israel controls, and claims to have annexed, the Golan Heights. A border dispute with Turkey over Hatay Province has now been resolved. Historically, Syria (or Greater Syria) has often been taken to include the territories of Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and parts of Jordan, but excluding the Jazira region in the north-east of modern Syria.

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Government

• Syrian Ministry of Tourism
• Syrian Ministry of Economy and Trade
• Syrian Ministry of Industry
• Syrian Ministry of Communications and Technology
• Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Syrian Ministry of Expatriates
• Syrian Ministry of Interior - Civil Affairs
• Syrian Ministry of Education
• Syrian Ministry of Higher Education
• Syrian Ministry of Information
• Syrian Ministry of Finance
• Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
• The Syrian Baath Party
• Syrian Arab Republic - Syrian Parliament official site
• Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Canada government information and links
• Syrian Ministry of Transportation
• Syrian Ministry of Health
• Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
• Syrian Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
• The Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics
• Syrian Telecom
• Syrian Railways

Culture

• Syrian Ministry of Culture
• The Syrian National Film Organization
• Syrian General Organization of Radio and TV
• Al Assad National Library
• The Syrian Academy of Gastronomy
• Syrian National Information Center
• America-Mideast Educational and Training Services - Syria
• The Syrian Media Center
• Syria Art
• The Online Museum of Syrian History
• Syrian Arabic learn to speak Syrian colloquial Arabic, online and free of charge
• French Cultural Center in Damascus
• Cervantes Institute - Damascus
• Goethe Institute in Damascus
• The French Institute of the Near Orient in Damascus
• The American Language Centre in Damascus

Economic

• Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association
• Syrian Economic Society
• Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce
• Central Bank of Syria
• The Commercial Bank of Syria
• The Real Estate Bank of Syria
• The Damascus Chamber of Industry
• The Aleppo Chamber of Industry
• The Damascus Chamber of Commerce
• Syrian European Business Center
• Syrian Air Syria's flag carrier airline
• European Business Center for Training and Development - Syria
• The Tharwa Project Syrian think tank

News

• Byad wa aswad : Black and white Independent weekly magazine in Arabic
• Al-Thawra Newspaper in Arabic
• Cham Press A complete roundup of news about Syria (in Arabic)
• SANA Syrian Arab News Agency Government Agency
• Syria News Independent Publication from Damascus (in Arabic)
• Syria Times Newspaper in Arabic
• The Syria Report Business News
• Syria Mirror independent Syrian publication
• Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Syria News Headline Links

Education

• Damascus University
• Aleppo University
• University of Kalamoon
• Ittihad University
• Mamoun Private University for Science and Technology
• Wadi German-Syrian University
• The Syrian Virtual University A very unique experiment in the Arab world
• Al-Baath University Public University in Homs
• Syrian Studies Association Study In Syria!

Syrian Cities

• Old Damascus info and photos
• Aleppo Online
• Homs Online Guide to Homs in Central Syria
• Tartous Info about the Syrian Coastal city
• Marmarita
• Qamishli
• Dar'aa capital of the Hawran region
• Suwaida in southern Syria
• Hama major city in central Syria
• Qarah

Overviews

• Arab Gateway - Syria
• BBC News Country Profile - Syria
• CIA World Factbook - Syria
• Library of Congress Country Studies - Syria data as of April 1987

Other

• The Occupied Syrian Golan
• Syrian Youth Union
• Syrian Arab Association for SOS Children's Villages
• Syrian Youth Tourism Association
• Syrian Public Relations Association
• Syrian Women Observatory for women and social issues in Syria
• ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas) - Aleppo
• Discussion forum for Syrian youth
• Souria.com Syrian website and discussion forum
• Prados & Sharp, - Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States after the Iraq War Congressional Research Service report (RL32727), Jan. 10, 2005