Syria

Key Facts About Syria

• •Damascus is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
• •Syria has been devastated by a civil war that began in 2011, displacing millions.
• •The country is home to ancient Roman ruins including the amphitheatre at Bosra.
• •Aleppo, Syria's largest city, has been a major trade city for 8,000 years.
• •Syria's Euphrates River valley was the site of some of humanity's earliest settlements.

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