The Syrian Arab Republic, located in the west of Asia, on the east coast of Asia, has a total land area of 185180 square kilometers (including the Golan Heights). It is located in the west of Asia. North border with Turkey, east of Iraq at the junction of the South and Jordan adjacent to the southwest and Lebanon, Israel is adjacent to the West and Cyprus across the sea across the sea, the capital Damascus.
Syria is one of the birthplace of the world's ancient civilization, has been through the Roman Empire, the Arab Empire and the Ottoman Empire and other great powers rule. After the First World War appointed by the French rule, independent in 1944, 1963 by the Assad family led by the Arab Revival of the Socialist Party so far. Beginning in early 2011, there has been a protracted conflict between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition.
