What are some interesting facts about Syria?
The official name of Syria is ‘Syrian Arab Republic’. The official language of Syria is Arabic. Apart from that, Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian and French are also spoken there. Majority of the people in Syria are Sunni Muslims, followed by Ismailis, Shiites, Alawite and other Muslim factions, Christians and Druze. The main ethnic groups in Syria include Arab, Kurd, Armenian, Turkmen, Circassian, Assyrian and Palestinian. The currency of Syriais Syrian Pound. The capital of Syriais Damascus. Syria follows the system of ‘Presidential Republic’ (single-party state). Syria gained independence from French control, on 17th April 1946. In the past, Damascus served as the seat of the Umayyad Empire and a provincial capital of the Mamluk Empire. Since 1963, Syria has been governed by the Baath Party and since 1970, a member of the Assad family has served as the head of the state. The ancient city of Ebla was the venue of the excavation in which Clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform scr
