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1999-NOV-30

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR

(Damascus)

	Syrian Arab Republic : SAR
Flag or logo since 1980-03-29*	Al-Jumhūriyyah al-´Arabiyyah as-SŪRIYYAH : الجمهورية العربية السورية (ar)	Emblem or Symbol*

President Hafez Al-Assad
(ruler of SYRIA since 1971-02-22)





Capitals & administrative places*:	Damascus (Dimashq Ash-Sham)
Official & national languages:	*Arabic (ar) .*

Mainland:

SYRIA

Syrian Arab Republic : SAR (Damascus)

13 Divisions:

ALEPPO

Governorate of ALEPPO (Aleppo)

Local:

Muhafazah HALAB : مُحافظة حلب (ar) (Halab)

DAMASCUS CITY

Governorate of DAMASCUS CITY (Damascus)

Local:

Muhafazah DIMASHQ : مُحافظة دمشق‎ (ar) (Dimashq Ash-Sham)

DAMASCUS COUNTRYSIDE

Governorate of DAMASCUS COUNTRYSIDE ((Damascus) + Babbila)

Local:

Muhafazah RIF DIMASHQ : مُحافظة ريف دمشق (ar) ((Dimashq Ash-Sham) + Babbila)

DEIR EZ-ZOR

Governorate of DEIR EZ-ZOR (Deir Ez-Zor)

Local:

Muhafazah DAYR AZ-ZAWR : مُحافظة دير الزور (ar) (Dayr Az-Zawr)

DERA

Governorate of DERA (Dera)

Local:

Muhafazah DARA´Â : مُحافظة درعا (ar) (Dara´â)

HAMAH

Governorate of HAMAH (Hamah)

Local:

Muhafazah HAMAH : مُحافظة حماه (ar) (Hamah)

HASEKE

Governorate of HASEKE (Haseke)

Local:

Muhafazah AL-HASAKAH : محافظة الحسكة (ar) (Al-Hasakah)

HOMS

Governorate of HOMS (Homs)

Local:

Muhafazah HIMS : مُحافظة حمص (ar) (Hims)

IDLIB

Governorate of IDLIB (Idlib)

Local:

Muhafazah IDLIB : مُحافظة ادلب (ar) (Idlib)

LATAKIA

Governorate of LATAKIA (Latakia)

Local:

Muhafazah AL-LADHIQIYYAH : مُحافظة اللاذقية (ar) (Al-Ladhiqiyyah)

RAKKA

Governorate of RAKKA (Rakka)

Local:

Muhafazah AR-RAQQAH : مُحافظة الرقة‎ (ar) (Ar-Raqqah)

SUWEIDA

Governorate of SUWEIDA (Suweida)

Local:

Muhafazah AS-SUWAYDĀ : مُحافظة السويداء (ar) (As-Suwaydā)

TARTUS

Governorate of TARTUS (Tartus)

Local:

Muhafazah TARTUS : مُحافظة طرطوس (ar) (Ţarţūs)

4 Condominiums:

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN LEBANON

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN LEBANON : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Burj El Barajneh)

Local:

Mukhayamat al-Laajiiyn al-Filastiniyn fi LUBNAN : مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان (ar) + CAMPS DE RÉFUGIÉS PALESTINIENS AU LIBAN : UNRWA-Office de secours et de travaux des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés de Palestine dans le Proche-Orient (fr) + PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN LEBANON : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (en) (Burj Al-Barajinah)

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN SYRIA

PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN SYRIA : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Dera Camp)

Local:

Mukhayamat al-Laajiiyn al-Filastiniyn fi SURIYAH : مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في سوريا (ar) + PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMPS IN SYRIA : UNRWA-United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (en) + CAMPS DE RÉFUGIÉS PALESTINIENS EN SYRIE : UNRWA-Office de secours et de travaux des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés de Palestine dans le Proche-Orient (fr) (Dara´â)

UNDOF ZONE

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : UNDOF ZONE (Quneitra)

Local:

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : UNDOF ZONE (en) + Force des Nations Unies chargée d´Observer le Désengagement : ZONE FNUOD (fr) + Quat al-´Umam al-Mutahidat li Muraqabat fadi al-Aishtibak : UNDOF – قوة الأمم المتحدة لمراقبة فض الاشتباك : أندوف (ar) (Al-Qunaytirah´)