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November, 2021

  • 7 November

    A tourist documentary trip to Palmyra

    Homs, SANA- The participants in the Syrian Association for Exploration and Documentation (I am the Syrian) have organized a tourist documentary trip to the historic city of Palmyra. During the …

  • 7 November

    Late iconic artist Sabah Fakhri…. First Arab singer to enter Guinness World Records

    Damascus, SANA-The Late iconic Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri was the first Arab singer to enter the Guinness World Records. Fakhri managed to sing for 10 hours without a break in …

  • 2 November

    Do you know that historic Marjah Square in Damascus Old City is known as Martyrs Square?

    Damascus, SANA- Marjah Square, also known as Martyrs’ Square, is a square located outside the walls of the Old City at the heart of Damascus Capital City. Marjah Square has …

October, 2021

  • 27 October

    Do you know that Aramaic language still spoken by inhabitants of some villages in Syria?

    Damascus, SANA – Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ, is a language that originated among the inhabitants of some villages in al-Qalamoun region in Syria. During its three-thousand-year long history, …

  • 27 October

    Syrian-Russian team begins rehabilitation of Afqa spring in Palmyra ancient city

    Palmyra, SANA-  A Syrian-Russian team has begun to rehabilitate the historic Afqa spring in the ancient city of Palmyra, which was vandalized as a result of the attacks by Daesh …

  • 26 October

    Do you know that Damascus is the oldest inhabited capital in the world?

    Damascus, (SANA) Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C., Damascus is one of the oldest cities in the Middle East. However, archaeologists were able to show that Damascus was first inhabited …

  • 25 October

    Do you know that Queen Elizabeth wedding dress was made of Damask brocade fabric?

    Damascus, (SANA) Do you know that the fabulous wedding dress worn by British Queen Elizabeth II, at her wedding with Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947, was designed …

  • 19 October

    Do you know that the first musical composition in history was discovered in Syria?

    Damascus, SANA- Do you know that the first musical composition in history was discovered in Syria? The first musical composition in history was discovered in the ancient city of Ugarit,  …

September, 2021

  • 27 September

    Cesarean delivery in a woman with COVID-19 in al-Bassel Hospital, Homs  

    Homs, SANA- The first cesarean delivery in a woman with COVID-19 was reported in al-Bassel Hospital in al-Zahraa neighborhood, Homs Province. Both the mother and the newborn are well. The …

February, 2021

  • 21 February

    11-thousand-year basalt painting shows beginning of counting by Syrian ancient human  

    Damascus, SANA-A small basalt painting with a polished surface dating back to the Neolithic age is showcased at the Prehistoric Syrian Archeological Antiquities Department at Damascus National Museum. The painting …