Location: Syria
is located in Western Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean
Sea at latitude 32 37 Cmalat and longitude 35 42 east.
Syria has a strategic location from a commercial viewpoint, at the
confluence of three continents: Europe, Africa and Asia mediating
between the industrial and commercial centers in Europe and the
major centers of oil production in the Gulf .
- Borders: Turkey and the north of Iraq and the Middle
South Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and the West Mediterranean along
183 km of the coast .
- Area: (185,180 km 2) any (18,518) hectares .
- Climate: Mediterranean climate of Syria, a moderate
Chriva hot spring and summer and cold winter
Syria can be divided geographically into four climatic key areas
The coastal region: lies between mountains and sea, which are
heavy rains of winter (500 900) mm, and an average temperature and
high humidity during the summer.
Mountainous region: a parallel to the coast and is located at an
altitude of more than thousand meters rainfall of more than (1000)
mm mild winter climate is cold summer.
The interior: a flat area to the east of the mountains,
rainfall ranging from (200 600) mm, and hot and dry summer.
Badia region: the plains in the south-east on Jordan-Iraqi border
rainfall does not exceed (250) mm, hot and dry summer. In general,
the average temperature in autumn and spring, between 20 and 27
degrees in summer between 30 and 35 degrees in the winter between
5 and 15 degrees.
The weather varies from one region to another as their rise from
the
Sea or after his proximity Depending on the latitude and
longitude.
Time Zone: Time in Syria over the timing of two hours (GMT)
winter, and three hours in summer.
- Population: the total population (17.008) million in 1/1/1998.
- Annual population growth rate of 3.4% annually, one of the high
rates.
% Proportion of urban population 50.9
% Proportion of the rural population 49.1
% Literacy rate above (10) years 80
Administrative divisions
: Syria is divided administratively into (14) is the province
- Syria: the political capital and administrative center of
commercial and industrial important one of the oldest cities in
the world which are still inhabited
- Rural Damascus: A population of 1,311 people, 7.7% of the total
population
- Aleppo: located in the northern Syrian city of the second, which
is an important industrial and commercial center. Population
(3922) 23.1 thousand people
Homs: The Central Syria (1546) A 9.1 people
Latakia: It is an important sea port (975) thousand 8.8%
Hama: (1494) A population 5.7%
Deir El-Zor: (1056) A population 6.2%
Idlib: (1353) A population 8%
Hasakah: (1079) A population of 6.3%
Tenderness: (634) thousand 3.7%
Suweida: (392) thousand 2.3%
Shield: (734) thousand to 4.3%
Resolutions: (759) thousand 4.5%
Quneitra: (349) 2.0%
It notes that about half the population of Syria living in four
major cities, Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Lattakia exercise
The population of Damascus and Aleppo, mainly commercial and
industrial activities, service or activity other cities Vetozaa
population of commercial activities, industrial and agricultural.
Syria is not in the settlement of diseases and illnesses in force.
Syria does not know that urban crime is a more modern era in
the world.
Shopping: Syria fun does not end, is in addition to
providing nice memories of visiting Syria on his trip, he could
have access to local and manufactures unique and distinct pieces
as well as the benefits of the continuing common in his home
flavor particularly Syria .
This is the most important manufactures usually accept visitors
Syria:
Brokar Hariri, a gold and silver threads and Almqsbp and of fees
and Altazinat unique reputation, which Damascus long ago
Manufactures of copper etched and painted by hand or grafted with
a silver-line sizes and many forms and uses different
People's cotton fabrics printed with sex manual wood and
embroidery Abma gold threads, whose reputation for the city of
Hama.
Spare silver jewelry and gold filled by hand and from which it
derives more often Alsaigon ornaments patterns that prevailed in
ancient times Syrian
Photos of ancient heroes and Sir popular folk artists to paint on
glass or cloth
Balsdv works mosaic pieces and wood color
Popular colored carpets made from wool to hand-looms
Glass products manufactured by the Glazers folk Nazerik blown off
the furnace and air conditioning mud and brick Albullor of liquid
such as cups and dishes and utensils, lamps, color
Syrian delicious desserts and good taste, which is famed Damascus
and Aleppo and Homs and the finest products manufactured Syrian
pistachio and milk and flour, which Ithady distinguished by the
people throughout the world.
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