Syrian Arab Republic National Anthem

Guardians of the Homeland

Guardians of the Homeland,
Peace on you;
Our proud spirits will
Not be subdued.
The abode of Arabism,
A hallowed sanctuary;
The seat of the stars,
An inviolable preserve.

Syria's plains are
Towers in the heights,
Resembling the sky
Above the clouds.
A land resplendant
With brilliant suns,
Becoming another sky,
Or almost a sky.

English translation
Protectors of the homeland, peace be upon you
[Our] proud people will not be subjugated
[Our] den of arabism is a sacred sanctuary
[Our] throne of the suns is a preserve that will not be violated
The fields of Syria and the towers of height
Are in dialogue with the zenith of the skies
A land that rivaled the bright suns, and a sky for you if not the real sky.

The flutter of the dreams and the beat of the heart
Are on a flag that united the country
Its black is from the black of every eye
And the ink is from every martyr's blood
Our spirits are proud and past is great
Where the martyr's spirits are formidable guardians
The ‘’Waleed’’ is from amongst us and so is the ‘’Resheed’’, hence no reason why we will not prevail and prosper.
Source

Currency
Syrian Pound
SYP

Emergency numbers
Ambulance: 110;
Fire 113;
Police: 112

Languages
Arabic
Kurdish
Armenian
Aramaic
Circassian
French
English

Syrian Arab Republic Political parties
Political parties and organizations

National Progressive Front (Syria)
Founded 1972; 44 years ago
Website:- http://pnf.org.sy/

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
(Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Arabi Al-Ishtiraki – Qutr Suriya),
Founded 7 April 1947
Website:- http://www.baath-party.org/

Arab Socialist Movement
(Harakat Al-Ishtirakiyeen Al-'Arab??)
Founded 5 January 1950
Website:- Not Available

Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria
(Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-'Arabi fi Suriyah)
Founded 1973
Website:- Not Available

Syrian Communist Party
(transliterated as Al-Hizb Al-Shuyu'i Al-Suri)
Founded 1986 (original Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party founded in 1924)
Website:- http://www.syriancp.org/

Syrian Communist Party
Founded 1986
Website:- http://www.an-nour.com/

Social Democratic Unionists
(al-Wahdawiuyun al-Dimukatiyyun Al-Ijtima'iyyun)

Socialist Unionists
(Al-Wahdawiyyun Al-Ishtirakiyyun)
Founded 1962
Website:- http://www.alwahdawi.org/

Democratic Socialist Unionist Party
(al-Hizb al-waHdawi al-ishtiraki ad-dimuqraTi)

Arabic Democratic Unionist Party
(Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-'Arabi Al-Dimuqrati)

National Vow Movement
(Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani)

Popular Front for Change and Liberation
(al-Jabha aš-š‘abiyya li'l-taghayyir wa'l-ta?rir)
Founded 2011; 5 years ago
Website:- Not Available

Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Parti social nationaliste syrien (PSNS)
Founded 1932
Website:- www.ssnp.net
Website:- www.esaadah.com
Website:- www.alqawmi.info

People’s Will Party
(Hizb Al Irada Al-Sha'abia)
Founded 2012
Website:- http://kassioun.org/index.php

Other registered parties (as of 19 June 2012)

Solidarity Party

Arab Democratic Solidarity Party

Syrian Democratic Party

National Development Party

Al-Ansar Party

Democratic Vanguard Party
(Al Talia'a Democratic Party)

National Youth for Justice and Development

Syrian National Youth Party
Founded 14 March 2012
Website:- Not Available

Syria Homeland Party
(Souriya Al-Watan)

Under the Constitution of Syria approved in 2012, a licensed party must have at least 50 founding members, aged 25 or over, who have been Syrian nationals for more than 10 years, and are not members of any other party, Syrian or non-Syrian.

Unlicensed parties or campaigning organisations operating in Syria or from exile include:

Hizb ut-Tahrir
Founded 1953; 63 years ago
Website:- http://www.hizb-ut-tahrir.org/

Muslim Brotherhood of Syria
(Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimun fi Suriya)
Founded 1940
Website:- http://www.ikhwansyria.com/

Syrian Democratic People's Party
(translit. Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Dimuqratiy Al-Suriy?)
Founded 1973
Website:- http://www.syria-sdpp.org/

Communist Labour Party
(Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Shuyu'iy; also translated as the "Party for Communist Action")
Founded 1976
Website:- http://www.ahewar.org/m.asp?i=426

Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party
Parti Baath arabe socialiste démocratique
Founded 13 November 1970
Website:- Not Available

Arab Revolutionary Workers Party
(Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy Al-'Arabi)
Founded 1966
Website:- Not Available

Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria
(Kurdish: Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê li Sûriyê Hizb Al-Dimuqrati Kurdistan fi Suriya)
Founded 1957 (In Syria)
Website:- http://www.pdk-s.com/

Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO)
Founded 1957
Website:- http://ado-world.org/

Syriac Union Party in Syria
Founded 1 October 2005
Website:- http://www.syriac-union.org/

Democratic Arab Socialist Union
(Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-'Arabi Al-Dimuqratiy; French: Union arabe socialiste démocratique)
Founded 1980
Website:- Not Available

Movement for Justice and Development in Syria
(arakat Al-'Idalat Wal-Bana'a fi Suriyah)
Founded 2006 (In London, United Kingdom)
Website:- http://www.forsyria.org/

Religions
Predominantly Muslim 87% (includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%)

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