TOURISM IN SYRIA

Syria is one of the richest countries of the world civilization and history, and evidence of many and varied

In short, Syria, a large museum contains archaeological and historical sites relating to more than twenty different era of human civilization. And is located Syria in a civilized environment constitute the heart, which is known as the «old world» where there was multiple cultures, and has a history intertwined in this region, the Forum of civilizations, cultures, and a link between the parties to the world.

The Syria occupies an important place along the silk trade, which was deepened to China and ends at the outskirts of the Mediterranean Sea to continue the journey by land to Europe via Turkey or by sea through the Syrian ports, and to the land of Syria and the Levant had come caravans of Arab south of the island and the north. Syria is also part of the world, which I discovered when writing for the first time.

 Geographical Location:

Syrian Arab Republic lies on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea is bordered by Turkey to the north and east of Iraq, Palestine and Jordan to the south and Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west.

The public space of the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic 18,517,971 hectares of which about 6 million hectares of agricultural land and the rest is mountains and visible, and is characterized by the Syrian desert to be safe for growing herbs and used to graze when rain sufficient amounts of rain.

Climate:

TETRA Ouh heat in the summer between 30 and 43 degrees C in Damascus, but in the degree of cold winter ranges between zero and 20 degrees Celsius with snow sometimes

 The most important tourist cities:

Major cities: Aleppo, Homs, Lattakia, Hama.

The Syrian government has adopted a strategy of tourism as an industry is a pillar of the national economy, tourism is a humanitarian dialogue between people and civilizations highlights the true picture of the state, and contributes to the preservation of historic and artistic heritage in it. Syria and equipped with all the requirements of tourism, there is no problem in the availability of comfortable accommodation for tourists, and there are more than 400 hotels of different levels and costs.

Has achieved and media promotional activity initiated by the Syrian Ministry of Tourism recently its purpose, where the number of Arab and foreign arrivals during the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year by 51 percent.

According to official statistics of the Ministry that the number of arrivals has increased from about one million to 1.5 million, the number of tourists are from about 445.8 thousand to 685.7 thousand, up 50 percent, and estimated tourist spending overall during the third alleles of this year by about $ 256 million versus 168 million an increase of about 52 percent.

General Information:

Capital: Damascus

Is the oldest inhabited capital in the world, under the shade of Ttefio Gottha Faha. Historians called the names of several recipes, Gelq it is, dome, and the Levant, and some of them attributed to Damishaq Ben Canaan, Erdjaoha to before the birth of Prophet Abraham peace be upon him. The old city of Damascus is surrounded by walls and defensive towers and eight gates, and spread the folds in the fabric of urban historic monuments and archaeological sites varied.

 Official language:

Language: Arabic is the official language, French in common use.

Although the Syrian people is one of the Arab peoples is less affected by the stream of globalization sweeping the world; because of the iron fence imposed by the Syrian political system established by the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, with its advantages and disadvantages .. However, it can be safe to say that many things were one of the traditions and the ancient Syrian Asamama changed due to friction with the West, and between these traditions, habits of Syrian wedding, which is almost dead .. Slowly.

And sink the roots of traditions, customs and folk arts in Syria away in history, and is made up of many different sources, can be traced to the influence of the old life for the peoples of the Mediterranean, and cultural interaction with the tribes, which became aware of the Syrians because of trade and conquest.

But change the conditions of modern societies, the evolution of concepts and limited aspects of life including; began differences disappear, and manifestations of life are similar, and therefore the more traditions and folk customs inherited in Syria have become extinct, or evolved and mutated, leaving only what is linked to social transformation.