Syrien

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Article ID ASP1001

Title

Syrien

Description

Map shows Syria with the cities Palmyra, Damascus, Latakia, Homs, Hama, Tartous, Aleppo and the Libanon with Beirut and Tripolis.

Year

ca. 1880

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

Syria is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. In English, the name "Syria" was formerly synonymous with the Levant (known in Arabic as al-Sham), while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC. Aleppo and the capital city Damascus and are among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Dimensions (cm)11 x 9
ConditionVery good
Coloringcolored
TechniqueWood engraving

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