Syrian Arab Republic“The land of sun”

14-11-2016

Map and main cities

Alhasakeh

• Samer from Hama, John from Alhasakeh.

• Syria population are 22 million people living in before war, the capital is Damascus(2.5 million).

• Excavations tell that in Syria had been several ancient kingdoms and empires. 3rd millennium BC, Umayyad state (662 – 750), the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt(1250 –1517).

• Established under French Mandate1 December 1924.• More important for west coast near Mediterranean for planting and

commercial transportation and east north for petroleum industry. • It was called in fifteenth “Japan of middle east” with democracy for

short time.

History and statistics

Traditional Syrian house

• Det här är ett traditionellt syriskt hus. Fontän betyder liv. Den är rund för att barnen ska kunna leka. Vi har snickare och keramik, färska grönsaker och god mat

Aomawi mosque (built year 705 )

Palmera (built year 265)

The gate of the Umayyad Desert-castle(662 – 750) in the Damascus National Museum, Syria

Traditional and old fashion

• Different types of architectural belongs to the year when this cities built. From Othman’s old markets till mosques with cylindrical Minarets.

• Different ways in watering in different cities.• Different materials than in Sweden.• Different roofs where people can meet and

have fun.

Modernity and architecture

Modernity and architecture

Old Damascus

Modernity and architecture

Watering by Waterwheels

• The northwest part of the country bordering the Mediterranean is fairly green.

• The Northeast of the country "al-Jazira“ and the South "Hawran" are important agricultural areas.

• The climate in Syria is dry and hot, and winters are mild.• Area near Mediterranean and around Damascus famous for vegetables.• Syrian coton, lambs, hourses very good qualities.• Syria economy depend on agriculture, tourism, and secondary on industry and underground riches.

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Agriculture

National rose, Jasmine

• the country produced heavy-grade oil from fields located in the northeast since the late 1960s. In the early 1980s, light-grade, low-sulphur oil was discovered near Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. Syria's rate of oil production has decreased dramatically from a peak close to 600,000 barrels per day (95,000 m3/d) (bpd) in 1995 down to less than 182,500 bbl/d (29,020 m3/d) in 2012. Since 2012 the production has decreased even more, reaching in 2014 32,000 barrels per day (5,100 m3/d) (bpd).

• Prior to the uprising, more than 90% of Syrian oil exports were to EU countries, with the remainder going to Turkey. Oil and gas revenues constituted in 2012 around 20% of total GDP and 25% of total government revenue.

• In Syria was producing medicines and exporting till 53 countries.• Daily life products in supermakets and film making.

Industries

Industries

• Sunni Muslims make up about 74% of Syria's population and Sunni Arabs account for 59–60% of the population, most Kurds (8.5%)and most Turkoman (3%) are also Sunni, while 13% of Syrians are Shia Muslims (particularly Alawite, Twelvers, and Ismailis but also Arabs, Kurds and Turkoman), 10% Christian (the majority Antiochian Orthodox, the rest including Greek Catholic, Assyrian Church of the East, Armenian Orthodox, Protestants and other denominations), and 3% Druze. Druze number around 500,000, and concentrate mainly in the southern area of Jabal al-Druze.

Religions

Religions

• The most popular sports in Syria are football. Many popular football teams are based in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, etc.

• With a limited spread of other sports such as chess, swimming, riding horses, and tennis, table ball and basketball.

Sports

Sports

Society and normal life

• Fattoush, an example of Syrian cuisine• Linked to the regions of Syria where a specific dish has

originated, Syrian cuisine is rich and varied in its ingredients. Syrian food mostly consists of Southern Mediterranean, Greek, and Southwest Asian dishes. Some Syrian dishes also evolved from Turkish and French cooking: dishes like shish kebab, stuffed zucchini/courgette, yabra' (stuffed grape leaves, the word yapra' derıves from the Turkish word 'yaprak' meaning leaf).

• Syrians often serve selections of appetizers, known as meze, before the main course. Za'atar, minced beef, and cheese manakish

Kinds of food

Kinds of food

• Education is free and compulsory from ages 6 to 15. Schooling consists of 9 years of primary and middle School education followed by a 3 year general or vocational training period and a 3-5 years academic or vocational program.

• Syrians are well educated with an overall literacy rate of round 80%.

• Since 1967, all schools, colleges, and universities have been under close government supervision by the Ba'ath Party.

• There are 6 state universities in Syria and 15 private universities.

Education

Education

• Fares alkhori(1873 -1962) chief of ministers.• Mohammed fares(birth year1951) astronaut• Sirin hamshow(birth year1986 ) specializing in alternative

energy in the General Electric Company, doctoral student• Wasem alkhori(Head of the Department of Surgery at the

American University Hospital in Paris) He is the first doctor being heart surgery without surgery through the catheter only.

• Jihad saed is actor in holewood with Tom Hanks.

Famous people

Famous people

• Affected by restriction of freedom and rights in publishing. New wave of creatives takes an excellent ranking.

• The literature of Syria has contributed to Arabic literature and has a proud tradition of oral and written poetry. 

• The Syrian music scene, in particular that of Damascus, has long been among the Arab world's most important, especially in the field of classical Arab music

• Television was first introduced to Syria in 1960, when Syria and Egypt (which adopted television that same year)

Arts

Oldest music notes in Ugarit in Syria (14 century BC)

Arabic calligraphy

• Love is characteristic of people who are honest

Syrian music band in Aleppo

Syrian dancing- Dabka

Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra

• Link:https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/797899050351604/

Before and after

Syria today

• Link:http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria

Syria today

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