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The ancient ruins of Palmyra combine Greco-Roman styles with those of Arabia and Persia. The ruins are of great historical and cultural significance to the people of Syria.

Syria at a Glance

Total Land Area

71,498 square miles

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Mostly desert; hot, dry summers from June to August; mild, rainy winters from December to February along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus Petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower 54.2 percent of total population (2018; civil war has altered population distribution) Damascus (2.32 million); Aleppo (1.75 million); Homs (1.3 million); Hamah (894,000) Northwestern part of the Middle East, bordering Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, and Jordan Agricultural land: 75.8 percent; forest: 2.7 percent; other: 21.5 percent

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