8 Things Few People Know About Syria

Damascus is one of the oldest cities and Syria is the land of the world's most powerful queens.
8 things few people know about Syria
This country is suffering many bombs and contains unexpected truths, according to Buzzfeed.
Damascus is one of the oldest cities in history
The Syrian capital was built in the 3rd millennium BC. It is twice as old as the British capital London, older than ancient cities like Rome or Istanbul.
Bab Sharqi, also known as the ancient "Gate of the Sun", still exists today in Syria

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Syria was an important part of the ancient Roman Empire
Ruins of the Roman-style street are still present in Syria today. Back in the first century, the desert city of Palmyra in Syria was one of the most vibrant cultural centers in the ancient world Bosra town even used to be the capital of ancient Arab Arabs with a giant theater that could accommodate up to 15,000 people.



However, many valuable archeological structures here have been destroyed by war.
The country of the most powerful queens
In the 3rd century, Zenobia, the queen of the Palmyrene empire was known as the "Queen of the Warriors". She used to conquer Egypt, or parts of present-day Palestine, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. 100 years later, Queen Mavia led a nomadic army that rebelled from the rule of the Roman Empire.
In modern times, Syria is also one of the first cradles of the feminist movement with the image of Naziq al-Abid (1898-1959). She founded the first women's organization in Damascus and the Syrian Red Cross.
The capital Damascus is Syria's largest city, called the City of Jasmine Photo: Youtube.




Syria is the cradle of today's glassblowing method
According to the 100 greatest scientific inventions of all time, the groundbreaking invention of the glass-blowing method belongs to a Syrian. Around 100 BC, an unknown Syrian artist came up with the idea that would later change the world's glass industry.
He uses a thin iron tube with a drop of glass glue on the other end. After blowing the other end of the tube, the artist found it possible to create a round glass jar without the clay frame as before, which was much more time and effort. Today, blown glass is still preserved as a craft in Syria.
Syria is the invention of the ice cream dish
It is surprising that the cool ice cream that we eat every day has its roots in Arab culture. The word ice cream (sorbet in English) is believed to have originated from the Arabic word charab. Few people know that the person who popularized the ice cream cone to the market is a Syrian American.



In Syria there is also a 130-year-old ice cream shop called Bakdash in Damascus, which is famous for its crushed pistachios and many other delicious snacks.
Today, however, few Syrians enjoy those luxuries. Even the World Food Program was forced to stop the stamp program for Syrian refugees due to lack of aid money. Photo: Buzzfeed.
Basketball used to be Syria's most popular sport
Although Syrians are crazy about the 2010 World Cup, but before the war, basketball was the dominant sport in this country. Syria has talented players, for example Damond Williams, one of the most famous basketball players in the NBA tournament in America.
Syria used to open its arms to welcome many refugees
You will be surprised to learn that the country used to be a safe haven for millions of refugees across the Middle East. In the early 20th century, Armenians fled to Syria to escape the pursuit of the Ottoman army.



Syria also accepted more than 400,000 Palestinian refugees and more recently more than a million Iraqis in 2007. However, over the past four years, more than 3 million Syrians have been forced to leave their homes to become Refugees to Lebanon, Turkey.
Many of the world's famous people are of Syrian origin
American comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a grandmother from Aleppo, Syria. Steve Jobs's father is also Syrian. Other prominent Americans of Syrian origin include actor Teri Hatcher in "American Housewives" and singer Paula Abdul.
Like the US, the Syrian community lives for a long time in Brazil, Sweden and the UK.
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