Syrian Geography
The capital of Syria
What is Damascus?
Syrian-American Co-founder of a biggggg company most of us use
Steve Jobs
Dip made from chickpeas
This traditional soap, made from olive and laurel oils, is named after a northern Syrian city
What is Aleppo Soap?
This Syrian TV drama, set in old Damascus, is a Ramadan favorite about neighborhood life
What is Bab Al-hara?
This desert oasis in central Syria, also called Tadmor, was a key stop on ancient Silk Road routes
What is Palmyra?
The current leader of Syria?
Who is Ahmed al-Sharaa?
This flatbread, often topped with thyme or cheese, is a common breakfast item in Syria.
Manuoeesh
Syrians in Damascus perfected this strong, patterned steel, used for swords in the Middle Ages
Tip: It's in the name
What is Damascus Steel
For Eid celebrations, Syrian families bake special round cookies filled with dates or nuts, using decorative wooden moldssana.sy. What are these treats called?
Ma’amoul
This Syrian city, one of the oldest continuously inhabited, is called the “City of Jasmine.”
What is Damascus?
This Oscar-winning actor, acclaimed for Bohemian Rhapsody, is of Syrian descent on his mother’s side
Rami Malek
This Syrian dessert, made of layered phyllo dough, nuts, and syrup, is a sweet treat at celebrations.
What is baklava?
3rd-century queen of Palmyra who defied the Roman Empire
Zenobia
Not Syrian Singer but very well known in Syria.
Tip: this gets played with a cup of tea in the mornings
Who is Fairuz?
This major Syrian river flows through Deir ez-Zor and joins the Tigris in Iraq.
What is the Euphrates?
This Syrian astronaut was the first Arab in space, aboard a Soviet mission in 1987
Muhammed Faris
This dish, featuring grilled meat skewers served with bread and vegetables, is a Syrian barbecue favorite.
What is kebab?
This medieval Damascene physician described how blood moves between the heart and lungs centuries before Europe.
Who is Ibn al Nafis
In Syrian weddings, a party held a few days before the wedding involving the bride
Henna night
This mountain range in western Syria is home to the ancient Krak des Chevaliers castle.
What is the Alawite Mountains?
The first Syrian Arab woman in space.
Doesn't Exist
This traditional Syrian dish, a spicy bulgur salad with tomatoes, parsley, and lemon, is often served at gatherings
What is tabbouleh?
This nearly 1,800-year-old dam still controls water flow today. One of the oldest dams in the world
Qattinah Dam near Homs
1.Parents say this knowing it won't happen but to get our hopes up
2. The 8th-century mosque in Damascus known for its golden mosaics is the
In sha Allah
What is the Umayyad Mosque?