Concept information
Preferred term
Syria
Definition
- Syria is a Middle Eastern country that shares borders with Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Lebanon, as well as with a Mediterranean Sea coastline. The population of approximately 21.8 million is primarily Arab (90.3 percent) and Muslim (74 percent Sunni Muslim, 16 percent other Muslim). [Source: Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Syria]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Syria
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