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Syria
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Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwe
Reconstructed sculpture of a bird from Tell Halaf
Reconstructed sculpture of a bird from Tell Halaf
Ishqi-Mari, king of the Second Kingdom of Mari, circa 2300 BC
Ishqi-Mari, king of the Second Kingdom of Mari, circa 2300 BC
Amrit Phoenician Temple
Amrit Phoenician Temple
Antioch in Syria became the capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire in 240 BC
Antioch in Syria became the capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire in 240 BC
Ba'athist Syria
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Ba'athist Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, was the Syrian state between 1963 and 2024 under the one-party rule of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. From 1970 un
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…following a 1961 coup d'état. The 1963 coup d'état carried out by the military committee of the Ba'ath Party established a one-party state, which ran Syria under martial law from 1963 to 2011. Internal power-struggles within Ba'athist factions caused further coups in 1966 and 1970, the latter of which saw…
Neo-Ba'athist military officers celebrating the downfall of the Second Syrian Republic after seizing power from its last democratically elected presid
Neo-Ba'athist military officers celebrating the downfall of the Second Syrian Republic after seizing power from its last democratically elected president Nazim al-Qudsi in 1963.
Amin al-Hafiz (left), an important political figure and president of Syria in 1963–66, carried out socialist reforms and reoriented the country toward
Amin al-Hafiz (left), an important political figure and president of Syria in 1963–66, carried out socialist reforms and reoriented the country towards the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc.
General Salah Jadid, a key figure in planning the 1966 coup. Though holding no formal position, he stayed in the shadows and was Syria’s de facto lead
General Salah Jadid, a key figure in planning the 1966 coup. Though holding no formal position, he stayed in the shadows and was Syria’s de facto leader until 1970.
Hafez al-Assad, president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000, built a strong military dictatorship.
Hafez al-Assad, president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000, built a strong military dictatorship.