Syria

Syria

What is Syria?

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.
A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.

Youtube Videos on Syria (31)

Video: Muhammad told us the Major Signs of the Last Day will be in Syria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia - Imran Hosein Muhammad told us the Major Signs of the Last Day will be in Syria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia - Imran Hosein   5:31
581 views
Video: How Saul became Apostle Paul on the Road to Damascus, Syria? - Ken Humphreys How Saul became Apostle Paul on the Road to Damascus, Syria? - Ken Humphreys   17:42
1,175 views
Video: Russian Orthodox Church influenced Putin to save Christians in Syria from ISIS Russian Orthodox Church influenced Putin to save Christians in Syria from ISIS   4:25
870 views
Video: In Psalm 83, is Israel and USA going to war with Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria? In Psalm 83, is Israel and USA going to war with Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Syria?   17:14
1,437 views
Video: Syria: War of deception and Perpetual warfare - Ken O Keefe vs Lawrence Korb  (PressTV) Syria: War of deception and Perpetual warfare - Ken O Keefe vs Lawrence Korb (PressTV)   21:10
500 views
Video: After Apostle Paul After Apostle Paul's Jesus' vision in Damascus, Syria, we have a 10-year gap - NT Wright   0:49
1,052 views
Video: In Gospel of Thomas (Syria, 40-140 AD), Jesus In Gospel of Thomas (Syria, 40-140 AD), Jesus' words matter, not the Crucifixion - Charles Hedrick   1:50
934 views
Video: Syria, the cradle of civilization destroyed and a Million Iraqis killed - Leo Muhammad (NOI) Syria, the cradle of civilization destroyed and a Million Iraqis killed - Leo Muhammad (NOI)   1:13:38
652 views
Video: Everything the Media tells us about Syria is a Lie - Rania Khalek Everything the Media tells us about Syria is a Lie - Rania Khalek   11:26
338 views
Video: The War Hungry Leech will never give up until Syria and Iran are destroyed - Leo Muhammad (NOI) The War Hungry Leech will never give up until Syria and Iran are destroyed - Leo Muhammad (NOI)   8:19
802 views
Video: Biblical Prophecy points to a Russia-Israel showdown over Syria - Signs Last Days Biblical Prophecy points to a Russia-Israel showdown over Syria - Signs Last Days   11:31
602 views
Video: 'Management of Savagery' required 9/11, Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria; Refugee and Immigration Crisis - Max Blumenthal   42:32
855 views
Video: Syria: Investigation into US-led Coalition forces in Raqqa - Amnesty Syria: Investigation into US-led Coalition forces in Raqqa - Amnesty   10:02
339 views
Video: Syria: The Boy who started the War - Al-Jazeera Syria: The Boy who started the War - Al-Jazeera   47:37
568 views
Video: Syria Syria's Missing: Vanished off the face of the earth - Amnesty   6:35
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Video: Saydnaya: Inside Syria Saydnaya: Inside Syria's Torture Prison - Amnesty   10:26
557 views
Video: Apostle Paul saw a Apostle Paul saw a 'White Light' on road to Damascus, Syria? - Tovia Singer   6:54
971 views
Video: Behind the Lines, in Syria - Shane Bauer Behind the Lines, in Syria - Shane Bauer   1:55
544 views
Video: Inside an ISIS Prison, in Syria - Shane Bauer Inside an ISIS Prison, in Syria - Shane Bauer   7:47
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Video: Burying Syria Burying Syria's Forgotten Dead - Shane Bauer   6:08
306 views
Video: Syria: Raqqa is 80% Syria: Raqqa is 80% 'Uninhabitable' after fall of ISIS - Vice News   27:48
639 views
Video: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Syria unite with Zionist Israel against Palestine | Usuli Institute Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Syria unite with Zionist Israel against Palestine | Usuli Institute   56:20
1,621 views
Video: How Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Syria SUPPORT Israel How Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Syria SUPPORT Israel's Genocide in Palestine | Usuli Institute   26:40
1,658 views
Video: Tour of a Turkish-Gypsy Camp in Syria | Brent Timm Tour of a Turkish-Gypsy Camp in Syria | Brent Timm   22:37
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Video: Tour of Syria, defying travel advice | Luke Damant Tour of Syria, defying travel advice | Luke Damant   45:14
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Video: Walking Tour lost in Assad Walking Tour lost in Assad's Syria with local girl | Luke Damant   40:30
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Video: Local girl shows me destroyed Damascus, Syria
| Luke Damant Local girl shows me destroyed Damascus, Syria | Luke Damant   46:23
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Video: Sunni vs Shia vs Zionism (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel) | Omar Baloch Sunni vs Shia vs Zionism (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel) | Omar Baloch   20:01
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Video: Aleppo, Syria sees restoration works after 13 years of war (2011-2024) | TRT World Aleppo, Syria sees restoration works after 13 years of war (2011-2024) | TRT World   2:36
109 views
Video: Walking the Streets of Syria in 2026 | Don Rob Show Walking the Streets of Syria in 2026 | Don Rob Show   52:06
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Video: Causing Chaos in the Streets of Syria (2026) | Don Rob Show Causing Chaos in the Streets of Syria (2026) | Don Rob Show   20:07
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News on Syria (23)

1. Israeli Military Drill Simulates War With Russia Intervening Over Syria | Haaretz
2. British MoD reveals drones firing thermobaric missiles in Syria | DroneWars
3. Syria reveals fate of people thrown into 'slaughterhouse' jails | CNN
4. Saudi Arabia, UAE send troops to support Kurds in Syria, risk of Arab-Turkish conflict | MEMO
5. 206 dead as US-led coalition bombs Dayr al-Zawr, Syria in November | PressTV
6. Syria: 100,000's killed and $400bn cost of reconstruction | PressTV
7. Arab League set to welcome Syria back, after 1M dead civil war | The Guardian
8. France admits military presence in Syria | MEMO
9. Syria: 87,000 killed in Russian strikes since operations started three years ago | PressTV
10. Birmingham aid worker with £3M ransom rescued by militant group in Idlib, Syria | Birmingham Live
11. Over 1,106 children killed in Syria in 2018. A record high according to UNICEF | Middle East Eye
12. Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of ISIS in Syria and Iraq | The Guardian
13. Inside Syria's Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent | NY Times
14. Ultimate opportunism: The tacit Israeli-ISIS alliance in Syria | Middle East Eye
15. Syria: 14,227 people tortured to death in 8 years of civil war | MEMO
16. The British covert propaganda campaign in Syria | Middle East Eye
17. Syria to build 'replica' Hagia Sophia with Russia to focus on peaceful, interfaith dialogue in the major religions | MEMO
18. Syria helps Israeli fighter jets attack Iran using its airspace | Middle East Eye
19. Greater Israel includes parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt | MEMO
20. Israeli tanks attack Jamla, South Syria | MEMO
21. Israel to expand land border into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria | MEMO
22. UNPO warns Syriacs (Arameans-Assyrians-Chaldeans) in Iraq and Syria face crisis | Syriac Press
23. Aram, of ancient Arameans, a Semitic people from todays Damascus, Syria | Ancient Mesopotamia

Photos on Syria (9)

  • Grave of Abel within the Mosque. The image shows a different interior viewpoint of the Nabi Habil Mosque shrine room, focusing on the highly polished marble structure that borders the exceptionally long sarcophagus. Located on a mountain peak in the Zabadani District, the site overlooks the Barada River valley northwest of Damascus.
    1.   Prophet Abel:   Grave of Abel within the Mosque. The image shows a different interior viewpoint of the Nabi Habil [...]
  • Tomb of Abel, son of Adam and Eve located at Nabi Habeel Mosque, Zabadani Valley, Syria. The image features the bright white stone facade and main dome structure of the Nabi Habil Mosque, located in the mountains northwest of Damascus. The sign next to the arched entry corridor explicitly reads "Meqam an-Nabi Habil 'alayhi as-salam" (Shrine of the Prophet Abel, peace be upon him), welcoming pilgrims arriving at the mountain summit.
    2.   Prophet Abel:   Tomb of Abel, son of Adam and Eve located at Nabi Habeel Mosque, Zabadani Valley, Syria. The image [...]
  • Tomb of Jonah, in Syria.  The image shows the traditional Tomb of Jonah (Nabi Yunus), located in the historic village of Al-Shaykh Saad (formerly known as Karnaim) in the Daraa Governorate, Syria.The site features a classic white stone sanctuary crowned by two large, conical green plaster domes. Structurally, parts of the ancient arcaded complex stand partially in ruins due to centuries of age and conflict, but the domed tomb chamber continues to function as a point of religious reference and local heritage in the Hauran plateau region.
    3.   Prophet Jonah:   Tomb of Jonah, in Syria. The image shows the traditional Tomb of Jonah (Nabi Yunus), located in [...]
  • The shrine where Jonah is buried. The image shows the interior shrine room of the Tomb of Jonah (Nabi Yunus), located in the historic village of Al-Shaykh Saad, Syria. The cenotaph is draped in a green satin cloth embroidered with Arabic calligraphy specifically featuring the Throne Verse (Ayat al-Kursi) from the Quran and is decorated with artificial flowers under a green-painted stone arch.
    4.   Prophet Jonah:   The shrine where Jonah is buried. The image shows the interior shrine room of the Tomb of Jonah [...]
  • Tomb of Zachariah is located in the Umayyad Mosque. The image shows visitors inside the main prayer hall at the Shrine of Zechariah (Maqam Zakariya), located in the Great Mosque of Aleppo (also known as the Great Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo) in Aleppo, Syria.The interior features a high stone archway covered in geometric relief patterns, a large crystal chandelier, and walls beautifully accented with blue-and-white tiles. The large metal mesh security screen bars access to the inner sanctuary chamber, which traditionally houses the remains of the prophet Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist.
    5.   Prophet Zechariah:   Tomb of Zachariah is located in the Umayyad Mosque. The image shows visitors inside the main prayer [...]
  • The sarcophagus is sealed with a copper frame. The image shows a view peering directly through the protective golden brass window grill into the inner burial chamber of the Shrine of Zechariah (Maqam Zakariya). Located within the main prayer hall of the historic Great Mosque of Aleppo (Syria), this perspective reveals the elevated tomb monument itself, which is heavily draped in an intricate green velvet ceremonial cloth with fringed borders. Traditional hanging lamps illuminate the room against a backdrop of historic blue-and-white tiled walls.
    6.   Prophet Zechariah:   The sarcophagus is sealed with a copper frame. The image shows a view peering directly through the [...]
  • Tomb of Abel, son of Adam and Eve, located 50km of Damascus, Syria and 20km of Syria-Lebanon border. The image captures another exterior angle of the same Nabi Habil Mosque, featuring its signature large white dome and stone courtyard. The religious complex sits atop a mountain ridge in the Zabadani District, overlooking the Barada River valley northwest of Damascus.
    7.   Prophet Abel:   Tomb of Abel, son of Adam and Eve, located 50km of Damascus, Syria and 20km of Syria-Lebanon [...]
  • Grave of Abel.The image presents a close-up perspective of the elongated marble sarcophagus enclosure inside the Nabi Habil Mosque. This specific structural barrier protects the traditional 7-meter-long burial site of Abel (Habil), situated inside the mountain-top shrine overlooking the Barada Valley.
    8.   Prophet Abel:   Grave of Abel.The image presents a close-up perspective of the elongated marble sarcophagus [...]
  • Grave of Abel. The image showcases a wider view of the central prayer hall inside the Nabi Habil Mosque, highlighting the large crystal chandelier, the ornate mosaics detailing the dome's base, and the marble enclosure of the tomb. The shrine is positioned on a mountain ridge overlooking the Barada River valley northwest of Damascus.
    9.   Prophet Abel:   Grave of Abel. The image showcases a wider view of the central prayer hall inside the Nabi Habil [...]
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    What is Syria?
    Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic is a

    country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.

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