Population Density, 1993

Syrians today are an overall indigenous Levantine people, closely related to their immediate neighbours, like the Lebanese and (to a lesser extent) Jordanians. See also Names of the Levant The Levant (lə'vænt is a geographical term that denotes a large area in Western Asia, roughly bounded on the north by the Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern ^[1] While modern-day Syrians are commonly described as Arabs by virtue of their modern-day language and bonds to Arab culture and history — they are in fact largely a blend of the various Aramaic speaking groups indigenous to the region who were Arabized when Muslim Arabs from South Arabia arrived and settled following the Arab expansion. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Aramaic is a Semitic language with Arabization ( Arabic: تعريب) describes a growing cultural influence on a non-Arab area that gradually changes into one that speaks Arabic and/or A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The initial Arab Muslim conquests (632–732 (فتح Fatah, literally opening, also referred to as the Islamic conquests or Arab

Syria's population is 74% Sunni Muslim, and 16% other Muslim groups, including the Alawi, Shi'a, and Druze, and 10% Christian. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic For the Alaouite dynasty of Morocco see Alaouite Dynasty, for the former state now in Yemen see Alawi (sheikhdom The Alawites The Druze ( Arabic: درزي derzī or durzī, plural دروز durūz) are a religious community found primarily in Syria, Lebanon A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth There also is a very small (100) Syrian Jewish community. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ There is a 40 000 strong Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York.

Arabic is the official, and most widely spoken, language. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Arabic speakers, including some 400,000 Palestinians, make up 85% of the population. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Many educated Syrians also speak English or French, but English is more widely understood. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The Kurds, many of whom speak Kurdish, make up 9% of the population and live mostly in the northeast corner of Syria, though sizable Kurdish communities live in most major Syrian cities as well. The Kurdish language (Kurdish Kurdî or کوردی is a term used for the language spoken by Kurds. Armenian and Turkish are spoken among the small Armenian and Turkoman populations respectively. The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large This article is about the Turkmen people of Turkmenistan. For the distinct group of Turk peoples of Iraq see Iraqi Turkmen. Aramaic is still used by the Assyrian minority and in some villages of the Antilebanon. Aramaic is a Semitic language with The Assyrians are an Ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. The Anti-Lebanon mountains, is the Western name for the Eastern Lebanon Mountain Range ( Arabic: جبال لبنان الشرقية)which are a northeast-trending

Most people live in the city of Aleppo, or the Euphrates River valley and along the coastal plain, a fertile strip between the coastal mountains and the desert. The Euphrates ( ( Arabic: ar نهر الفرات; Turkish: tr Fırat Syriac: syr ܦܪܬ; Hebrew: he פרת Overall population density is about 54/km² (140 per sq. mi. ) Education is free and compulsory from ages 6 to 11. Schooling consists of 6 years of primary education followed by a 3-year general or vocational training period and a 3-year academic or vocational program. The second 3-year period of academic training is required for university admission. Total enrollment at post-secondary schools is over 150,000. The literacy rate of Syrians aged 15 and older is 86. 0% for males and 73. 6% for females. [1]

Ancient Syria's cultural and artistic achievements and contributions are many. Archaeologists have discovered extensive writings and evidence of a brilliant culture rivaling those of Mesopotamia and Egypt in and around the ancient city of Ebla. Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Ebla ( Arabic: عبيل، إيبلا modern Tell Mardikh, Syria) was an ancient city about 55 km southwest of Aleppo. Later Syrian scholars and artists contributed to Hellenistic and Roman thought and culture. This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Zeno of Sidon founded the Epicurean school; Cicero was a pupil of Antiochus of Ascalon at Athens; and the writings of Posidonius of Apamea influenced Livy and Plutarch. Zeno of Sidon was an Epicurean philosopher of the 1st century BC Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman Antiochus (Άντίοχος ὁ Ἀσκαλώνιος of Ascalon, (lived c Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Posidonius ( Greek: Ποσειδώνιος / Poseidonios "of Apameia " (ὁ Απαμεύς or "of Rhodes " (ὁ Ρόδιος (ca Titus Livius (traditionally 59 BC &ndash AD 17 known as Livy in English, was a Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Syrians have contributed to Arabic literature and music and have a proud tradition of oral and written poetry. Arabic literature ( Arabic: الأدب العربي Al-Adab Al-Arabi) is the writing produced both Prose and Poetry, by speakers Oral literature corresponds in the sphere of the spoken (oral word to Literature as literature operates in the domain of the written word Although declining, the world-famous handicraft industry still employs thousands.

Demographics of Syria, Data of FAO, year 2007 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: (2007) 19,405,000 (male: 9,913,000 - female: 9,488,00)

Age structure: (2005)
0-14 years: 37. 4% (male 3,556,795; female 3,350,799)
15-64 years: 59. 3% (male 5,601,971; female 5,333,022)
65 years and over: 3. 3% (male 288,868; female 317,052) (2005 est. )

Population growth rate: 2. 30% (2006 est. )

Birth rate: 28. 29 births/1,000 population (2005 est. )

Death rate: 4. 88 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est. )

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est. )

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1. 06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1. 06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1. 05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0. 91 male(s)/female
total population: 1. 05 male(s)/female (2005 est. )

Infant mortality rate: 29. 53 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est. )

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70. 03 years
male: 68. 75 years
female: 71. 38 years (2005 est. )

Total fertility rate: 2. 73 children born/woman (2007 est. )

Nationality:
noun: Syrian(s)
adjective: Syrian

Ethnic groups: Arabs 90%, Kurds 5%, Armenians, Assyrians and other Christians 5%

Religions: Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)

Languages: Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; English, French somewhat understood. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large The Assyrians are an Ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria.

Literacy:
definition: age 7 and over can read and write
total population: 79. 8%
male: 86. 0%
female: 73. 6% (2006 est. )[2]

See also : Syria

References

1. ^ Phoenicians Online Extra @ National Geographic Magazine