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Internet censorship in Syria is extensive; with numerous websites and online platforms being banned for political reasons. Internet usage is authorized only through state-run servers and people accessing through other means are arrested. [1] [2] Filtering and blocking was found to be pervasive in the political and Internet tools areas, and ...
Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Syrian Arab Republic, Damask. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan). Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021. ^ "Belgium closes its embassy in Syria". Reuters. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
Christianity (10%) Druze (3%) Religion in Syria refers to the range of religions practiced by the citizens of Syria. Historically, the region has been a mosaic of diverse faiths with a range of different sects within each of these religious communities. Map of the religions in Syria. The majority of Syrians are Muslims, of which the Sunnis are ...
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea.
Local, regional and international actors involved in the Syrian civil war. [needs update] Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war refers to political, military and operational support to parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Syria that began in March 2011, as well as active foreign involvement.
v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in Syria on 26 May 2021, with expatriates able to vote in some embassies abroad on 20 May. [2] The three candidates were incumbent president Bashar al-Assad, Mahmoud Ahmad Marei and Abdullah Sallum Abdullah. The elections were considered not to be free and fair. [3]
The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, is located in the old city of Damascus.. Although Syria has some of the oldest cities in Western Asia, such as Damascus and Aleppo (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), tourism in Syria has greatly reduced as a result of the Syrian War, that began in 2011 and is ongoing, and its associated refugee crisis.
Syria is located in West Asia, north of the Arabian Peninsula, at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and southwest, Iraq to the east, and Jordan to the south. It consists of mountain ranges in the west and a steep area inland. In the east is the Syrian Desert and in ...