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Syria (Arabic: سوريا ‎ Sūriyā or سورية Sūriyah), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية ), is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon, the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Cyprus to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. The modern state of Syria was formerly a French mandate and attained independence in 1946, but can trace its roots to the fourth millennium BC. Its capital city, Damascus, was the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Empire.

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Israel, officially the state of Israel, is situated in Western Asia. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west. It shares its border with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel is world’s only Jewish state. The country ranks 44 in economy in the world. It ranks first on human development, and freedom of the press among Middle..

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Area	total: 185,180 sq km land: 184,050 sq km water: 1,130 sq km
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 in Damascus
Population	18,016,874
Languages	Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
Capital	Damascus

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