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Syria

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Arab Net: Syria
  2. CIA World Factbook: Syria
  3. Ethnologue Language Database: Syria
  4. Library of Congress Country Studies: Syria
  5. Maps of the Middle East
  6. Model League of Arab States: Syria
  7. Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colours
  8. Political Resources on the Net: Syria
  9. Syria Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
  10. World Travel Guide: Syrian Arab Republic

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Arab Net: Syria
Brief details of the history and geography of Syria, as well as business, culture, government and transport information.
     Author: Saudi Research & Marketing Group
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 956.91
     Resource type: documents
CIA World Factbook: Syria
Basic reference information about Syria, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
     Author: CIA
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 915.691
     Resource type: document
Ethnologue Language Database: Syria
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Syria, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
     Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 409.5691
     Resource type: document
Library of Congress Country Studies: Syria
Detailed handbook describing the history of Syria and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 956.91
     Resource type: documents
Maps of the Middle East
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, including several maps of Iraq, Kuwait and Kurdish areas in the Middle East.
     Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: bahrain, iran, iraq, israel, jordan, kuwait, lebanon, maps of asia, middle east, oman, qatar, saudi arabia, syria, united arab emirates, yemen
     DeweyClass: 912.56
     Resource type: map collection
Model League of Arab States: Syria
Summary of the nature and structure of government of Syria, with links to several other resources about the country.
     Author: Haynes, Ed
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 351.5691
     Resource type: document
Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colours
A book about Oriental costumes originally published in 1922. Includes images of costumes from Afghanistan, Persia, India, Syria, Morocco, Egypt, China and Japan.
     Author: Tilke, Max
     Subjects: afghanistan, asian studies, clothing, egypt, syria
     DeweyClass: 391
     Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Political Resources on the Net: Syria
Listing of political resources relevant to Syria, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
     Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 320.95691
     Resource type: documents, index
Syria Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Syria. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
     Author: US Department of State
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 323.5691
     Resource type: document
World Travel Guide: Syrian Arab Republic
Basic reference information about Syria, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
     Author: Columbus Press
     Subjects: syria
     DeweyClass: 915.691
     Resource type: documents