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Syria
Syria is a country in Asia with 5 land neighbours — joint 5th-most in Asia. Its capital is Damascus.
Capital
Damascus
Land borders
5joint 5th-most in Asia
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Has a coastline
Syria
Damascus
Capital
25.6 million
Population
185,180 km²
Area
5
Land borders
Syrian pound (SYP)
Currency
Countries that border Syria
5 land neighbours: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
5 neighbours to keep in the right order.
Its 5 land borders are joint 5th-most in Asia — level with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Laos, Myanmar and Uzbekistan. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Turkey is the most connected of them, with 8 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Asia board alongside Syria, and on the world board with everyone else in Asia.
5
land borders — joint 5th-most in Asia
4
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
8
borders on Turkey, its most-connected neighbour
49
countries on the Asia board
The capital
Damascus
Capital Rush deals Syria and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Asia board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Syria is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- SY
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP)
- Official language
- Arabic
- Quiz boards
- Asia · World
Syria, asked and answered
What countries border Syria?
Syria has 5 land neighbours: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
What is the capital of Syria?
Damascus. It is the answer the Asia Capitals Quiz wants when Syria comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Syria in?
Asia. It is one of 49 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Where can I practise finding Syria on a map?
On the Asia Map Quiz — a blank map of Asia, ten countries to find, no labels. Syria is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.
Can you find Syria on a blank map?
Its 5 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.