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Map of Syria.

Syria is a country in the Middle East, formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and the French Mandate.

It lies to the southeast of Turkey and east of Lebanon and Israel. It is north of Jordan and northwest of Iraq. The capital is Damascus. It was the first country in the region to let women vote.

It is currently undergoing a civil war in which forces loyal to dictator Bashar Assad have kept control of the capital but lost control of large parts of the countryside and some major cities.

Did you know ...

... that Unshackled! is a radio drama series produced by Pacific Garden Mission, in Chicago, Illinois, that first aired in 1950?
... that London is the capital of the United Kingdom?
... that a calculator watch is a digital watch fitted with buttons, so that it can function easily as a miniature calculator?

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 ==From today's featured article==
-[[File:Rolex-Submariner.jpg|thumb|right|Rolex Submariner]]
+[[File:Syria Map.png|thumb|right|Map of Syria.]]
+[[Syria]] is a country in the Middle East, formerly part of the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the French Mandate.
-The [[Rolex Submariner|Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner]] is a line of sports watches designed for diving and manufactured by Rolex, and are known for their resistance to water and corrosion. The first Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair. The Rolex Submariner is considered "a classic among wristwatches", manufactured by one of the most widely recognized luxury brands in the world. Due to its popularity, there are many homage watches by well-established watchmakers, as well as illegal counterfeits. The Rolex Submariner is part of Rolex's Oyster Perpetual line.
+It lies to the southeast of [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]] and east of [[Lebanon]] and [[Israel]].  It is north of [[Jordan]] and northwest of [[Iraq]].  The capital is Damascus.  It was the first country in the region to let women vote.
-Today, the Submariner and Submariner Date models are equipped with Rolex Calibres 3130 and 3135, respectively, and feature luminescent hour markers, a unidirectional rotatable bezel with Cerachrom ceramic insert, and a solid-link Oyster bracelet. They are water resistant up to 300 metres (1000ft).
+It is currently undergoing a civil war in which forces loyal to dictator Bashar Assad have kept control of the capital but lost control of large parts of the countryside and some major cities.
 ==Did you know ...==
-* ... that [[Aeonium]] is a genus including about 35 succulent plant species with unusually glossy, waxy leaves arranged in rosettes?
+* ... that ''[[Unshackled!]]'' is a radio drama series produced by Pacific Garden Mission, in Chicago, Illinois, that first aired in 1950?
-* ... that [[Bhairabkunda]] is a popular Picnic Spot in Udalguri District in the State of Assam, India?
+* ... that [[London]] is the capital of the United Kingdom?
-* ... that [[XML]] is a computer language used for making it easy to share large amounts of data in a standard format?
+* ... that a [[calculator watch]] is a digital watch fitted with buttons, so that it can function easily as a miniature calculator?
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