61. Learning The Geography Of Syria, American Style Learning the geography of syria, USA Style by Mina Hamilton www.dissidentvoice.org November 8, 2003. Send this page to a friend! (click here). http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles9/Hamilton_Syria.htm

HOME ARCHIVE SEARCH DV NEWS SERVICE ... SUBMISSIONS Learning the Geography of Syria, USA Style by Mina Hamilton www.dissidentvoice.org November 8, 2003 A recent dateline on the front page of the New York Times: Aleppo. How many Americans know where Aleppo is? Is this the beginning of the countdown to Bush's bloody way of teaching geography? We've been through this before. Before Gulf War II who knew the names of any cities or towns in Iraq besides Baghdad? Americans now know Falluja. Here, on November 2nd, 16 GI's died as guerillas shot down a US helicopter. It's also where, in April, US troops fired on Sunni protestors killing at least 14. We know Mosul; that's where Saddam's sons were blasted to smithereens. We now know Basra, Tikrit and Najaf. We learn geography through fire and explosions. We learn through severed heads, crushed bellies and amputated limbs. We learned Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat in Afghanistan as US bombers turned ancient cities into rubble. Is Syria next?

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Volcano Live www.volcanolive.com Geography of Syria Syria Geographic coordinates 35 N, 38 E Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Terrain primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west; northern end of African Rift System Highest Point Mount Hermon 2,814 m Natural hazards dust storms, sandstorms Volcanic Activity Dormant volcanoes Geography of Syria www.volcanolive.com

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www.MiddleEastNews.com www.MiddleEastNews.com Welcome to Syria Map of Syria Map of Syria Introduction Geography ... Economy Business Golan Heights Organizations Ministry of Information Links Be a sponsor! click here SPONSOR Shebaa Farms.org ArabAmerican ... Websites Geography [Top of Page] Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 38 00 E Map references: Middle East Area: total: 185,180 sq km land: 184,050 sq km water: 1,130 sq km note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory slightly larger than North Dakota Land boundaries: total: 2,253 km border countries: Iraq 605 km, Israel 76 km, Jordan 375 km, Lebanon 375 km, Turkey 822 km Coastline: 193 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 41 nm territorial sea: 35 nm Climate: mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically hitting Damascus Terrain: primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west Elevation extremes: lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m

66. Geography Of Lebanon geography of Lebanon. Location Middle East, bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and syria. Geographic coordinates http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Parliament/2587/geog.html

Geography of Lebanon History and explantion of the flag and the Cedar of Lebanon Location: Middle East, bordering the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Geographic coordinates: 33 50 N, 35 50 E Click on maps to enlarge Area: total: 10,452 sq km  Land boundaries: total : 454 km border countries: Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km Coastline: 225 km Maritime claims: territorial sea : 12 nm Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows Terrain: narrow coastal plain; Al Biqa' (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point : Mediterranean Sea m highest point: Jabal al Makmal 3,087 m Natural resources: limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region Land use: arable land : 21% permanent crops: 9% permanent pastures: 1% forests and woodland: 8% other: 61% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 860 sq km (1993 est.) Environment - current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation

67. Ministries geography The syrian east. The capital of syria is. Damascus; other large cities are Aleppo, Lattakia, Homs, and Deir EzZor. syria http://www.fedcommsyr.org/aboutsyria-r.html

Geography: The Syrian Arab Republic is located in the Middle East at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and south-east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon to the south-east. The capital of Syria is Damascus; other large cities are Aleppo, Lattakia, Homs, and Deir Ez-Zor. Syria covers an area more than 185,000 square kilometers; its terrain, climate and vegetation are diverse. Mountains dominate the western and south-western regions and separate the narrow coastal plain form the interior. The highest mountain range straddles the boundary with Lebanon and is high enough to get heavy snow in winter; most of the remainder of Syria to the east of these mountains is a plateau. The coastal plain has warm, humid summers and mild, wet winters and gets enough rain for crops to be grown without irrigation. The interior, by contrast, has cold winters, especially in the north, and extremely hot summers, particularly in the east. Much of the interior is desert, or semi-desert. The two major rivers, the Euphrates and Orients, originate in Turkey and Lebanon.

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69. Syria, Map And Flag geography, syria. Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. Geographic coordinates 35 00 N, 38 00 E. http://www.greatestcities.com/Middle_East/Syria.html

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71. YourDictionary.com • Counterterrorism Glossaries geography of Terrorism. In 1967 Israel expanded its territories at the expense of Palestine, Egypt, syria, and Jordan and occupied Jerusalem, a holy city for http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/terror.html

About Store Register Contact The Dictionaries: Language Specialty Multilingual Translation ... More Geography of Terrorism Afghanistan The U.S.S.R. invaded Afghanistan (1979-1989) to protect the civilian regime from overthrow by several militant mujahideen , supplied and supported by the U.S. over the Pakistani border. Political chaos followed the Soviet withdrawal and the fundamentalist Taliban eventually gained control. Only Pakistan Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate have recognized the Taliban as the legal government of Afghanistan. Iran Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 when the U.S. under Carter withdrew support for the current shah Reza Pahlavi. Militant Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979 and held it until January 20, 1981. Iran is currently ruled by a conservative clerical government that supports various terrorist groups. [LOC Country Study] Iraq Iraq gained its independence from Turkey in 1932. Since 1958 it has been controlled by the military, the latest being Saddam Hussein. Attempts at territorial expansion led to a costly war with Iran (1980-1988) and the Gulf War with the U.S when it seized Kuwait. It is now under U.N. sanctions which make it strongly anti-U.S. [LOC Country Study] Israel Following World War II, the British withdrew from Palestine and the U.N. partitioned it into Arab and Jewish sectors over vociferous objections by the Arabs. In 1967 Israel expanded its territories at the expense of Palestine, Egypt

72.  Geography Of Phoenicia Canaan The geographic boundaries of the territory were Phoenicians lived are vague, and the of presentday Lebanon with adjoining parts of modern syria, Turkey and http://phoenicia.org/geog.html

A Bequest Unearthed Phoenicia Encyclopedia Phoeniciana Geography of Phoenicia Canaan 900 pages on Phoenicians Search Phoenicia Get a Search Eine For Your Site TRANSLATE this page The Motherland, Phoenicia Proper Canaan The Motherland, Phoenicia Proper By the 2nd millennium BC the Phoenicians had already extended their influence along the coast of the Levant by a series of settlements, some well known, some virtually nothing but names. Well known throughout history are Joppa (Tel Aviv-Yafo) and Dor (later Tantura, modern Nasholim) in the south. The geographic boundaries of the territory were Phoenicians lived are vague, and the name Phoenicia may be applied to all those places on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean where the Phoenicians established colonies in Cyprus, North Africa, Sicily, Sardinia, and Iberia. More often it refers to the heart of the territory where the great Phoenician cities, notably Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos stood ( corresponding roughly to the coast of present-day Lebanon with adjoining parts of modern Syria, Turkey and Israel probably somewhere around the lower right edge of Turkey on the Mediterranean in the North and the upper cost of Sinia in the South through

73. Syria - Geography, Maps And Information Ancient / Classical History, Maps syria Guide picks. Maps of syria. syria From About.com s geography Guide. Maps and geographical data about modern syria. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/syriamaps/

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74. Syria - Map - Geography Map, syria. geography, syria. Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. Geographic coordinates 35 00 N, 38 00 E. http://www.exxun.com/Syria/b_mp.html

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75. Global Connections . Geography | PBS in syria; the Christians in Lebanon; the Kurds in Turkey, syria, Iran, and geography and natural resources have always influenced political power in this region http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/geography/

The Nile River is a prominent feature of the modern cityscape of Cairo, Egypt. DOD, Defense Visual Information Center, March Air Force Base, CA Location, location, location The Middle East is at the junction of trade routes connecting Europe and China, India and Africa, and all the cultures of the Mediterranean basin. Many of these routes have been documented from as early as 5,000 years ago, and the presence of so many different people and products over the years has had a profound effect on the region's culture, politics, and economy. More than deserts and camels The landscape of the Middle East is more diverse than the deserts that dominate movie screens and novels would suggest. Rivers allowing for productive agriculture were the key factor in the settling of cities. Mountain ranges kept cultures in separate areas, providing natural barriers to imperialist agendas. A fertile bank of the Nile River in Egypt [ enlarge The rich, fertile soil of the Middle East led early civilizations to settle, domesticate plants and animals, and thrive. The Fertile Crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers known as Mesopotamia (now modern Iraq, and extending north into Syria and Turkey) was the home of the world's first urban culture, the Sumerians, 6,000 years ago. The Sumerians' Egyptian rivals took advantage of the annual flooding of the Nile for their regular harvest, later exporting a large portion of their produce to the Roman Empire. Some time later, the Hittites settled in the golden, rolling hills of

76. Geography Of Water Resources geography of The Jordan River Valley stretches from Mount Hermon in the north to the Dead Sea in the south and includes Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and syria. http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~wws401c/geography.html

Geography of Water Resources Mountain Aquifer Coastal Aquifer Table of Water Resources and Use The Jordan River Valley stretches from Mount Hermon in the north to the Dead Sea in the south and includes Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Eighty percent of the basin, however, is in Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, which do not have other significant surface water sources, and have only limited groundwater sources. Jordan relies on the surface waters of the basin for 75% of its water needs, while Israel relies on the surface waters for only 30% of its water consumption because it has larger aquifers from which to draw water. Syria relies on the basin minimally, for the Euphrates River and other smaller basins fall within its borders. Israel and Palestine have an combined 1.4 BCM/yr of renewable water resources, with an additional 450 MCM/yr captured by Israeli water reuse and rainwater collection for a total of about 2 BCM/yr. Already a deficit of water exists between what is used and what is available in the environment. In 1994, Israel and the Palestinian territories used approximately 2.1 BCM of water. Map of the Regional Drainage Basins The Sea of Galilee is the principal aboveground storage reservoir in the basin with a surface area of 170 square kilometers and a volume of approximately 4000 MCM. Its water derives from three sources: the Hasbani, Dan and Banias River, which merge at a point six kilometers within Israel’s northern border. At present, the water level in the Sea of Galilee has fallen more than 213 meters below sea level and is now no more than 4 to 6 meters deep at any point. This low quantity of water threatens water quality, including the toxic algae and lowers the water pressure that keeps out the salt water springs flowing into the bottom of the lake.

77. Syria - GEOGRAPHY Country Listing. syria Table of Contents. syria. geography. Size About 185,180 square kilometers. Topography Country consists of coastal http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-13464.html

Country Listing Syria Table of Contents Syria GEOGRAPHY Size: About 185,180 square kilometers. Topography: Country consists of coastal zone divided by narrow double mountain range from large eastern region that includes various mountain ranges, large desert regions, and Euphrates River basin. SOCIETY Population: Approximately 10.6 million in 1986, including about 250,000 Palestinian refugees. Growth rate estimated at about 3.7 percent per year, one of the world's highest. Education: Nearly full enrollment in compulsory tuition-free public schools at primary level. School system consists of six years of primary, three years of lower secondary, and three years of upper secondary education. Four major universities and various teacher-training and vocational institutes, all government owned and operated. Adult literacy rate estimated at over 60 percent. Health: Gastrointestinal ailments, trachoma, and infectious diseases prevalent; considerable progress has been made in control of malaria. Severe shortage of medical and paramedical personnel. Languages: Official language, Arabic, mother tongue of about 90 percent of population, understood by most others. Kurdish (Kirmanji), Armenian, Turkic, and Syriac spoken by minorities; French and English spoken by educated elites in major urban areas.

78. Collection Of World Maps. Syria Map. geography syria Location Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Geographic coordinates 35 00 N, 38 00 E Map references http://www.travelamap.com/middleast/syria.htm

HOME CONTACT US TravelAmap.com attracts business and leisure travelers, visitors utilize TravelAmap.com to complement their travel planning. MIDDLE EAST BAHRAIN IRAQ ISRAEL ... YEMEN SYRIA THIS PAGE IS BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK. Introduction Syria Background: Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Since 1976, Syrian troops have been stationed in Lebanon, ostensibly in a peacekeeping capacity. In recent years, Syria and Israel have held occasional peace talks over the return of the Golan Heights. Geography Syria Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 38 00 E Map references: Middle East Area: total: 185,180 sq km note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory water: 1,130 sq km land: 184,050 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than North Dakota Land boundaries: total: 2,253 km

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80. The Golan Heights: Geography, Geology And History GEOLOGY, geography AND NATURAL HISTORY. In 1964, syria sought to divert the sources of the Jordan and prevent their waters from reaching Israel, provoking a http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Peace/golan1.html

The Golan Heights: Geography, Geology and History Geology, Geography and Natural History History The Golan Heights Today The Golan Law The area in the north which came under Israeli control as a result of the 1967 Six-Day War and is popularly referred to as the "Golan Heights," is actually composed of two geologically distinct areas (divided by Nahal Sa'ar): the Golan Heights proper (approx. 1.070 sq. km.) and the slopes of the Mt. Hermon range (approx. 100 sq. km.). GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL HISTORY While the Mt. Hermon range is mostly limestone, the Golan Heights proper is mostly basalt and other types of volcanic rock, forming a plateau that drops off to the west, to the Jordan River and Lake Kinneret (in the Syrian-African Rift Valley), and to the south, to the Yarmouk River. The plateau is crossed by a number of seasonal streams which run through valleys, sometimes very deep, and flow west into the Jordan or the Lake. The Golan proper may be divided into three regions: northern (between Nahals Sa'ar and Gilabon), central (between Nahals Gilabon and Dilayot), and southern (between Nahal Dilayot and the Yarmouk Valley). The northern Golan has double the average rainfall of the southern Golan, and often receives snow in the winter, as does the Mt. Hermon area. Hydrologically, nearly the entire Golan lies within the Lake Kinneret catchment basin, which supplies 30% of Israel's

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