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BikeAbout: A Brief History of Syria - English
URL: http://www.bikeabout.org/resource/syr-hist.htm

A brief history of Syria, officially known as Al Jumhuriyah al Arabiyah as Suriyah, or the Syrian Arab Republic.

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Images from World History - English
URL: http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/syria/efsyria.html

Syria under the Ummayads and `Abbasids (7-11th c. A.D.).

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Misc Study: The History of Syria - English
URL: http://philologos.org/bpr/files/Misc_Studies/ms018.htm

Historically, Greater Syria rarely ruled itself, primarily because of its vulnerable position between the Mediterranean Sea and the desert. As a marchland between frequently powerful empires on the north, east, and south, Syria was often a battlefield for the political destinies of dynasties and empires.

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The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Syria - English
URL: http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/vjw/Syriatoc.html

Cyber encyclopedia of Jewish history and culture that covers everythingfrom anti-Semitism to Zionism. It includes a glossary, bibliography of web sites and books, biographies, articles, original documents and much more!

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A brief history of Syria - English
URL: http://www.damascus-online.com/history/brief.htm

Syria fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1516 and remained a part of their Ottoman Empire for four centuries. During this period, Syria witnessed great deterioration in economic, social, and political fields. In 1916, the Arabs took the opportunity of World War I to start their revolution against the Turkish rule with British help.

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Syria's History - English
URL: http://www.made-in-syria.com/syriahistory.htm

As early as about 1800 BC King Shamshi-Adad I of Assyria is thought to have established his capital, Shubat Enlil, at present-day Tell Leilan in the extreme northeast of Syria. The kingdom was later conquered by Hammurabi of Babylonia, and the region was long afterward influenced principally by Egypt and Babylon.

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Images from World History: Feudal Syria (7-19th c. A.D.) - English
URL: http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/syria/

Umayyad and `Abbasid Syria (7-11th c. A.D.).

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Syria history - English
URL: http://www.moi-syria.com/history.htm

Pre-history. History Moslem Arab Conquests. Modern History.

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History of Syria - English
URL: http://motherearthtravel.com/syria/history.htm

A one page history of Syria.

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History of Syria - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/syria_history.html

Archaeologists have demonstrated that Syria was the center of one of the most ancient civilizations on earth. Around the excavated city of Ebla in northern Syria, discovered in 1975, a great Semitic empire spread from the Red Sea north to Turkey and east to Mesopotamia from 2500 to 2400 B.C.

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Syria Gate - About Syria - History Of Syria - English
URL: http://www.syriagate.com/Syria/about/general/history.htm

A list and description of all the major periods in Syria starting from Early settlment and agriculture, through to the crusaders, through to the franch mandate.

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