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News: Recently, the Israeli military carried out a fresh wave of airstrikes targeting areas close to the Syrian army and the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Damascus.
About Syria
- Location: Western Asia, eastern Mediterranean
- Borders: It is bordered by Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- Highest Point: Mount Hermon.
- Terrain: Coastal plains, northwest mountains (Anti-Lebanon, Jabal al‑Druze), central/eastern plateau and desert, and fertile Euphrates valley.
- Its area includes territory in the Golan Heights that has been occupied by Israel since 1967
- Rivers & Reservoirs: The Major rivers are the Euphrates, the Orontes and the Tigris. Lake Assad is the largest reservoir.
- Climate: Mediterranean coast; semi-arid steppe inland; arid desert in east.
- It got independence on 17 Apr 1946.
- Ethnic Groups: Arabs, Kurds, plus Turkmen, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians, Druze, etc.
