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'''Yazan''' ({{lang-ar|يزن}}, [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: {{lang|ja|ヤザン}}) is a Computer Science student based in [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]. He grew up in [[Latakia]], [[Syria]].

He contributes to [[English Wikipedia]] since 2008, mostly on articles relating to his country, [[Syria]] and the [[Ancient Near East]]. You can check his work on Wikipedia [[User:Zozo2kx/Work|here]], or you can help with his [[User:Zozo2kx/TODO|todo list]].

==Badawi==
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==Wikipedia==

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For a complete list of articles I've created, see [[User:Zozo2kx/Work|here]]. The following are contributions I am most proud of. 

====Geography====
[[Hims]]<sup>[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]]</sup> | [[Latakia]]<sup>[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|10px]]</sup> | [[Ghab plain]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Forests of Syria]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Muzayrib]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Mushannaf]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Mazraa]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Tell Shihab]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Tafas]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Jindires]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Tell Aran]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Jayrud]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Shaykh Saad]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Barad, Syria]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Assal al-Ward]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Darkush]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Fu'ah]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Maarrat Misrin]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Khan Dannun]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Taftanaz]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Ghabaghib]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Al-Dana, Syria]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Al-Qurayya]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Maryamin]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |  [[Maskanah]]'''<sup>N</sup>''' |  [[Baarin]]'''<sup>N</sup>''' |

====Architecture====
[[Tekkiye Mosque]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Omari Mosque (Bosra)]]'''<sup>N</sup>''' | [[Al-Firdaws Madrasa]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Norias of Hama]]'''<sup>N</sup>''' | [[Khan al-Harir]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Azm Palace (Hama)]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Khan As'ad Pasha]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Citadel of Damascus]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Al-Kahf Castle]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Yalbugha Mosque]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Hammam Yalbugha]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Mausoleum of Saladin]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Bab Sharqi]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Bab al-Jabiyah]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Murad Pasha Mosque]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Bab al-Faraj (Damascus)]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |

====Archaeology====
[[Ebla tablets]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Ras Ibn Hani]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Roman Theatre at Bosra]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Minet el-Beida]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Tell Mashnaqa]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Khabur ware]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Tell Ramad]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Tell Ghoraifé]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Al-Rawda]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Amrit]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Royal Palace of Mari]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Temple of Bel]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Tell Sukas]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Tell Sabi Abyad]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | ''[[Investiture of Zimrilim]]'''''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | ''[[Statue of Ebih-Il]]'''''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Royal Palace of Ugarit]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Baal with Thunderbolt]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Roman Theatre at Apamea]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Roman Theatre at Palmyra]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Camp of Diocletian]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Great Colonnade at Palmyra]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Harbaqa Dam]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Great Colonnade at Apamea]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | ''[[Statue of Iddi-Ilum]]'''''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Hurrian foundation pegs]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |

====History====
[[Al-Azm]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[People's Party (Syria)]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Syrian parliamentary election, 1961]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Preamble and Chapter 1 of the Syrian Constitution]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Chapter 2 of the Syrian Constitution]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Chapter 3 of the Syrian Constitution]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[1936 Syrian general strike]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Communist Labour Party (Syria)]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' |

====People====
=====Ancient=====
[[Niqmepa]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Ibiranu]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Shibtu]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Yarim-Lim I]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |

=====Contemporary=====
[[Abdel Hamid Sarraj]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Adnan al-Malki]]'''<sup>N</sup>''' | [[Haqqi al-Azm]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Said al-Ghazzi]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Bouthaina Shaaban]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Salim Barakat]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Ali Duba]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Hikmat al-Shihabi]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Ali Aslan]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Muhammad Mustafa Mero]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Ali Farzat]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Saleh al-Ali]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[al-Fadl ibn Salih]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Afif al-Bizri]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Abdullah Atfeh]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Muhsin al-Barazi]]'''<sup>5x ?</sup>''' | [[Lutfi al-Haffar]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Sabri al-Asali]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |  [[Orwa Nyrabia]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Anwar Bannud]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Nasuhi al-Bukhari]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Abd al-Karim al-Jundi]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' | [[Muhammad al-Khuli]]'''<sup>?</sup>''' | [[Mohammad Malas]]'''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |
====Art====
''[[Al-Manam]]'''''<sup>N ?</sup>''' |

==DYK Hooks==
#... that the fourth-century [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] mosaic discovered in '''[[Maryamin]]''', in central [[Syria]], is one of the few artifacts that give an indication on how the [[Pipe organ|organ]] instrument was used in antiquity? (3 January 2013)
#... that whosoever erases the inscription on the '''''[[Statue of Iddi-Ilum]]''''' of ancient [[Mari, Syria|Mari]], "will have his line wiped out by [[Inanna]]"? (11 December 2012) [[File:Urkish lion - 21st century BC - Louvre AO 19937, AO 19938.jpg|50x50px|right|The Louvre lion and accompanying stone tablet]]
#... that the inscription on the stone tablet accompanying the '''[[Hurrian foundation pegs|Urkish lions]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the earliest known text written in the [[Hurrian language]]? (6 December 2012) [[File:Apamea 02.jpg|50x50px|right|Overview of the Great Colonnade at Apamea in Syria]]
#... that the porticoes of the '''[[Great Colonnade at Apamea]]''' ''(pictured)'' were paved with mosaics along the full {{convert|2|km|adj=on}} stretch of the avenue? (29 November 2012)
#... that in his documentary film '''''[[The Dream (1987 film)|al-Manam]]''''', Syrian filmmaker '''[[Mohammad Malas]]''' interviews [[Palestinian refugee]]s in [[Lebanon]] about their dreams? (29 November 2012)
#... that '''[[Bab al-Faraj (Damascus)|Bab al-Faraj]]''' is the only surviving city wall gate in [[Damascus]] that was added after the Muslim conquest? (27 November 2012) [[File:Tetrapylon Palmyra in Syria 001.JPG|50x50px|The Great Tetrapylon at Palmyra linking the western and central sections of the colonnade|right]]
#... that the three sections of the '''[[Great Colonnade at Palmyra]]''' in [[Syria]] were connected by a [[tetrapylon]] ''(pictured)'' and a monumental arch? (26 November 2012)
#... that the Roman '''[[Harbaqa Dam]]''' in the [[Syrian Desert]] was reused by the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyads]] in the eighth century to supply water to the nearby palace of [[Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi]]? (24 November 2012) [[File:Diocletian's camp and Qasr Ibn Maʿan.jpg|50x50px|Remains of the Camp of Diocletian at Palmyra|right]]
#... that the Roman '''[[Camp of Diocletian]]''' at [[Palmyra]] in [[Syria]] ''(pictured)'' served as the military headquarters for the [[List of Roman legions#Late Empire legions|Legio I ''Illyricorum'']]? (23 November 2012)
#... that the '''[[Roman Theatre at Palmyra]]''' in Syria was left unfinished with only the ''[[Cavea|ima cavea]]''? (19 November 2012)
#... that the '''[[Roman Theatre at Apamea]]''' in Syria is one of the largest surviving theatres of the [[Roman Empire|Roman world]]? (9 November 2012)
#... that the second-millennium-BC stele of '''[[Baal with Thunderbolt]]''' shows the king of [[Ugarit]] receiving divine protection from the Semitic god of storm [[Baʿal]]? (6 November 2012)
#... that during the [[Great Syrian Revolt]] of 1925, '''[[al-Qurayya]]''' served as the chief meeting place for the sheikhs of local rebel clans? (6 November 2012)
#... that [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] sultan [[Selim I]] ordered construction of a tower in '''[[Ghabaghib]]''', a stop on the ''[[hajj]]'' route from Damascus? (4 November 2012)
#... that the town of '''[[al-Dana, Syria|al-Dana]]''' in northern [[Syria]] is identified with "Adennu", the first [[Aramaeans|Aramaean]] city to be captured by [[Neo-Assyria|Assyria]]n emperor [[Shalmaneser III]]? (26 October 2012) [[File:Mari fresco Investiture Zimri Lim 0210.jpg|50x50px|The mural painting of the investiture of Zimrilim|right]]
#... that the 18th-century&nbsp;BC fresco the '''''[[Investiture of Zimrilim]]''''' ''(pictured)'' depicts the king of ancient [[Mari, Syria|Mari]] receiving the symbols of rule from the goddess [[Ishtar]]? (25 October 2012)
#... that the Church of Julianos in the village of '''[[Barad, Syria|Barad]]''' in northern [[Syria]], was one of two three-aisled [[basilica]]s in the [[Dead Cities]]? (23 October 2012) [[File:Ugarit Corbel.jpg|50x50px|right|Postern gate of the Royal Palace of Ugarit with walls leaning 25 degrees]]
#... that the '''[[Royal Palace of Ugarit|Royal Palace]]''' ''(gate pictured)'' of ancient [[Ugarit]] in [[Syria]] had fortification walls whose base sloped outward 45 degrees? (22 October 2012) [[File:Ebih-Il Louvre AO17551 n02.jpg|right|50x50px|Statue of the praying figure of Ebih-Il from ancient Mari]]
#... that the [[lapis lazuli]] inlays used in the 25th-century BC '''''[[Statue of Ebih-Il]]''''' ''(pictured)'', discovered in ancient [[Mari, Syria|Mari]] in [[Syria]], were imported from as far east as [[Afghanistan]]? (20 October 2012)
#... that the 6th-millennium BC settlement of '''[[Tell Sabi Abyad]]''' in northern [[Syria]] featured multi-room rectangular buildings with round structures called [[tholoi]] that were probably used for storage? (15 October 2012)
#... that '''[[Abd al-Karim al-Jundi]]''' presided over the [[Eminent domain|state appropriation]] of [[Syria]]n farm land from its traditional owners after becoming the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (Syria)|minister of agrarian reform]]? (14 October 2012)
#... that by the time of his death in 1764 BC, '''[[Yarim-Lim I]]''', king of [[Yamhad]] (modern-day [[Aleppo]], Syria) was said to be the "mightiest ruler in the [[Ancient Near East|Near East]] outside of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]"? (11 October 2012)
#... that '''[[Shibtu]]''', wife of [[Zimrilim]] and queen consort of the ancient city-state of [[Mari, Syria|Mari]], was described as "the most prominent of the Mari ladies"? (9 October 2012)
#... that the name of the [[Syria]]n town '''[[Taftanaz]]''' is likely of [[Hittites|Hittite]] origin? (6 October 2012)
#... that following the capture of [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem|Baldwin I of Edessa]] in 1104, the inhabitants of '''[[al-Fu'ah]]''', [[Sarmin]] and '''[[Maarrat Misrin]]''' in northern [[Syria]] revolted against their [[Crusades|Crusader]] rulers? (5 October 2012)
#... that former [[Syria]]n chief-of-staff, '''[[Anwar Bannud]]''', was the only Syrian officer to reach a rank of [[colonel]] under the [[French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon|French mandate]]?
#... that former [[Syria]]n prime minister '''[[Nasuhi al-Bukhari]]''' resigned after only three months in office when talks to ratify the [[Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936)|Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence]] broke down?
#... that '''[[Muhammad al-Khuli]]''' was removed as the Syrian [[Air Force Intelligence Directorate|Air Force Intelligence]] chief by [[Hafez al-Assad]] due to international pressure regarding Khuli's alleged involvement in the [[Hindawi affair]]? (26 September 2012)
#... that a [[Roman Syria|Roman]] inscription at the [[Syria]]n town of '''[[Darkush]]''' on the [[Orontes River]] attests to the existence of a [[shipbuilding]] industry for river-going boats in the town? (24 September 2012)
#... that '''[[al-Shaykh Saad]]''' in the [[Hauran]] region of Syria was mentioned by several [[Christianity|Christian]] scholars and pilgrims, including [[Eusebius]], [[Egeria (pilgrim)|Egeria]] and [[Jerome]], as the town of [[Job (biblical figure)|St. Job]]? (23 September 2012)
#... that the town and [[Palestinian refugee camp|refugee camp]] of '''[[Khan Dannun]]''' in [[Syria]] was originally a basalt [[caravanserai]] built by the [[Bahri dynasty|Mamluk]] governor of [[Damascus]] in 1376? (23 September 2012)
#... that the [[Syria]]n village of '''[[al-Mushannaf]]''' has a well-preserved temple, dated to the first century BC, that was dedicated to [[Zeus]] and [[Athena]]? (22 September 2012)
#... that the [[Syria]]n town of '''[[Assal al-Ward]]''' was long famous for its flower produce which supplied the [[Ittar|attar]] makers of nearby [[Damascus]]? (21 September 2012)
#... that [[Sultan al-Atrash]]'s '''[[Battle of al-Mazraa|decisive victory]]''' near the town of '''[[al-Mazraa]]''' in 1925, inspired [[Syrian nationalism|Syrian nationalist]]s in [[Damascus]] and the countryside to join the [[Great Syrian Revolt|rebellion]] against the [[French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon|French occupation]]? (18 September 2012)
#... that the archaeological mound at '''[[Tell Aran]]''' in northern [[Syria]] is the largest ''[[tell]]'' in the [[Aleppo]] region? (16 September 2012)
#... that excavations at the town of '''[[Jayrud]]''' in the [[Qalamoun Mountains]] of Syria produced [[microlith]]s, blades, scrapers and other [[Stone tool|lithic tools]] dating back to the [[Natufian culture]]? (16 September 2012)
#... that a ''[[stele]]'' of [[Pharaoh|Egyptian king]] [[Seti I]] was found built into the wall of a local house in the village of '''[[Tell Shihab]]''' in southern Syria? (16 September 2012)
#... that the [[Phoenicia]]n settlement of '''[[Tell Sukas]]''' in modern Syria was located at the center of the fertile plain of [[Jableh]] on a hill with access to two natural harbors? (16 September 2012)
#... that the town of '''[[Muzayrib]]''' in southern [[Syria]] served as the first major resting place along the [[Hajj]] caravan route from [[Damascus]] to [[Mecca]] during the [[Ottoman Syria|Ottoman era]]? (13 September 2012)
#... that the town of '''[[Jindires]]''' in [[Syria]] was the site of a [[Battle of Mount Gindarus|decisive Roman victory]] against the [[Parthia]]ns in 38 BC? (12 September 2012)
#... that according to [[T. E. Lawrence]], the [[Syria]]n town of '''[[Tafas]]''' was the site of an infamous massacre perpetrated by retreating [[Military of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman troops]] during [[World War I]]? (9 September 2012)
#... that the [[DOX BOX]] International Documentary Film Festival, founded by [[Syria]]n filmmaker '''[[Orwa Nyrabia]]''' in 2008, quickly grew into the most important [[documentary film]] gathering in the [[Arab world]]? (5 September 2012)
#... that '''[[Tuhama Mahmoud Ma'rouf|Tuhama Ma'rouf]]''' of the [[Syria]]n '''[[Communist Labour Party (Syria)|Communist Labour Party]]''' was designated a [[prisoner of conscience]] by [[Amnesty International]] after her arrest in {{Nowrap|February 2011}}? (8 February 2012)
#... that [[cuneiform]] [[Clay tablet|tablets]] found at the ancient city-state of [[Ugarit]] include [[Letter of Piha-walwi|several letters]] of reprimand sent to its king '''[[Ibiranu]]''' by [[History of the Hittites|Hittite]] overlords? (3 February 2012)
#... that former [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|Syrian prime minister]], '''[[Lutfi al-Haffar]]''' ''(pictured)'', was an active participant and organizer of the '''[[1936 Syrian general strike]]'''? (1 February 2012) [[File:Amrit01.jpg|50x50px|right|Ruins of the Temple of Amrit]]
#... that the [[Phoenicia|Phoenician]] ruins ''(temple pictured)'' of the ancient city of '''[[Amrit]]''', near [[Tartus]] in [[Syria]], are preserved in their entirety without extensive remodeling by later generations? (30 January 2012) [[File:Sabri al-Assali.jpg|50x50px|right|Prime Minister Sabri al-Asali]]
#... that former [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|prime minister of Syria]] '''[[Sabri al-Asali]]''' ''(pictured)'' was part of the delegation that attended the founding of the [[Arab League]] in [[Cairo]] in 1945? (28 January 2012)
#... that '''[[Afif al-Bizri]]''', as chief of staff of the [[Syrian Army]], forced [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|Prime Minister]] [[Sabri al-Assali]] to follow a pro-[[Gamal Abdul Nasser|Nasser]] policy under threat of arrest? (14 January 2012)
#... that '''[[Abdullah Atfeh]]''' was the first chief of staff of the [[Syrian Army]] following the country's independence? (12 January 2012)
#... that '''[[Muhsin al-Barazi]]''', former [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|prime minister of Syria]], conducted secret negotiations with Israel and discussed the possibility of a summit between [[David Ben-Gurion|Ben-Gurion]] and [[Husni al-Za'im|al-Za'im]] in 1949? (11 January 2012)
#... that in early 2010 reporters claimed that an '''[[Jafr alien invasion|unprecedented attack]]''' on Jordan was targeted at both terrorists from Al-Qaida and U.S. military bases? (1 April 2011)
#... that the [[Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria|Supreme Constitutional Court]], as '''[[Chapter 3 of the Syrian Constitution|defined]]''' by the [[Constitution of Syria|Syrian constitution]], may not examine laws passed by a referendum? (26 March 2011)
#... that '''[[Preamble and Chapter 1 of the Syrian Constitution|Article 8]]''' of the [[Constitution of Syria|Syrian Constitution]] stipulates that the [[Ba'ath Party]] is the "leading party in the society and the state"? (19 March 2011)
#... that the '''[[Chapter 2 of the Syrian Constitution|Syrian Constitution]]''' guarantees a 50% quota of the [[Parliament of Syria|People's Assembly]] for workers and peasants? (18 March 2011)
#... that '''[[Murad Pasha Mosque]]''' in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]], served as a center for the ''[[Naqshbandi]]'' [[Sufism|Sufi]] order? (12 March 2011)
#... that during the tenure of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] governor '''[[al-Fadl ibn Salih]]''', the [[Egypt]]ian cities of [[Fustat|al-Fustat]] and [[al-Askar]] were merged into one large city? (7 March 2011)
#... that offerings in the 4000-year old temple of '''[[Al-Rawda]]''', [[Syria]], came from as far as [[Egypt]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[India]]? (1 March 2011)
#... that finds at the [[prehistory|prehistoric]] [[Neolithic]] '''[[Tell Ghoraifé]]''', located {{convert|22|km|mi}} east of [[Damascus]], [[Syria]], show the evolution that took place over a millennium, from wild to domesticated barley? (1 March 2011)
#... that the ancient [[Street Called Straight]] of [[Damascus]], [[Syria]], still connects the '''[[Bab Sharqi|eastern gate]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the old city with the '''[[Bab al-Jabiyah|western one]]'''? (27 February 2011) [[File:Bab Sharqi, Damascus.jpg|50x50px|Bab Sharqi (Eastern Gate) of Damascus|alt=A tripartite Roman city gate with a minaret on its right side|right]]
#... that pottery boat models found at '''[[Tell Mashnaqa]]''', northeastern [[Syria]], suggest that people of the [[Khabur River|Khabur region]] had already made use of boats for transport and fishing by c. 5000 BC, if not before? (24 February 2011)
#... that the [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[Neolithic]] '''[[Tell Ramad]]''', located {{convert|20|km|mi}} southwest of [[Damascus]] in [[Syria]], is considered one of the few sites fundamental to our understanding of the [[Neolithic Revolution|origin of agriculture]]? (24 February 2011)
#... that '''[[Niqmepa]]''' was installed as King of [[Ugarit]], an ancient [[city-state]] in northwest [[Syria]], by [[Hittites|Hittite]] [[List of Hittite kings|king]] [[Mursili II]], who had forced his brother, Arhalba, to abdicate? (24 February 2011)
#... that '''[[Khabur ware]]''' pottery was named after the [[Khabur River]] region in northeastern [[Syria]], where large quantities of it were found by archaeologist [[Max Mallowan]] at the site of [[Chagar Bazar]]? (22 February 2011)
#... that [[Syria]]n [[political cartoonist]] '''[[Ali Farzat]]'''{{`s}} 1989 exhibition at the [[Arab World Institute]] in [[Paris]] brought him a death threat from [[President of Iraq|Iraqi President]] [[Saddam Hussein]]? (22 February 2011)
#... that '''[[Saleh al-Ali]]''' led one of the first [[Syria]]n rebellions against the [[French Mandate of Syria and Lebanon|French mandate]], and was sentenced to death [[in absentia]] by a [[France|French]] [[court-martial]]? (21 February 2011)
#.. that former [[Syria]]n chief of staff '''[[Ali Aslan]]''' was considered the "operational brain" of the [[Syrian Army]] during the 1990s? (19 February 2011)
#... that in July 2003, amidst improving ties, '''[[Muhammad Mustafa Mero]]''' became the first [[Syria]]n [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|prime minister]] to visit neighboring [[Turkey]] in 17 years? (19 February 2011)
#... that while [[Syria]]n President [[Hafez al-Assad]] was ill in 1983, '''[[Hikmat al-Shihabi]]''', chief of staff of the [[Syrian Army]], and '''[[Ali Duba]]''', head of the [[Military Intelligence (Syria)|Military Intelligence]], were part of an interim ruling committee? (18 February 2011)
#... that despite being of [[Kurds in Syria|Kurdish origins]], [[Syria]]n writer '''[[Salim Barakat]]''' is considered one of the most innovative poets and novelists writing in the [[Arabic language]]? (15 February 2011)
#... that the '''[[mausoleum of Saladin]]''' was rebuilt in 1898 under the patronage of [[German Emperor]] [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]] after he visited [[Damascus]] and found the tomb in a state of disrepair? (15 April 2010)
#... that the '''[[Ebla tablets]]''', found in ancient [[Ebla]], [[Syria]] and date back to 2500 BC, reveal that the city produced a range of [[beer]]s, including one that appears to be named "Ebla"? (13 April 2010)
#... that '''[[Bouthaina Shaaban]]''', a former [[Ministry of Expatriates|Minister of Expatriates]] of [[Syria]], has been described as the Syrian "regime's face to the outside world"? (11 April 2010)
#... that there were no women among the '''[[List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961|172 deputies]]''' elected to the [[Parliament of Syria]] in the '''[[Syrian parliamentary election, 1961|1961 parliamentary elections]]'''? (9 April 2010)
#... that the '''[[People's Party (Syria)|People's Party]]''' of [[Syria]] was established in 1948 as the main [[opposition party]] to the [[National Party (Syria)|National Party]]? (9 April 2010)
#... that '''[[Hammam Yalbugha]]''', a public bath in [[Aleppo]], [[Syria]], was built in 1491 by the [[List of rulers of Aleppo|Emir of Aleppo]], Yalbugha al-Naseri? (4 April 2010)
#... that one of the frescoes found at the '''[[Royal palace of Mari|royal palace]]''' in [[Mari, Syria]], depicts in the center the "investiture of [[Zimrilim]]" by a warrior-goddess, most probably [[Ishtar]]? (2 April 2010)
#... that the '''[[forests of Syria]]''', celebrated throughout ancient times for their richness, have been reduced to their present-day area of {{convert|4500|km2|mi2}}? (29 March 2010)
#... that the '''[[Yalbugha Mosque]]''' was built in 1264 by [[Mamluk]] princes in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]? (28 March 2010)
#... that before entering [[Politics of Syria|politics]], two-time [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|prime minister]] '''[[Said al-Ghazzi]]''' was one of the leading lawyers in [[Syria]]? (26 March 2010)
#... that the '''[[Citadel of Damascus]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Syria]] was built not on the top of a hill, but on flat ground, at the same level as the rest of [[Damascus]] city? (21 March 2010) [[File:Damaskus4.jpg|50px|right|Citadel of Damascus|alt=Citadel of Damascus]]
#... that a chance discovery in 1928 by a local farmer in '''[[Minet el-Beida]]''' led to the excavation of ancient [[Ugarit]] in [[Syria]]? (20 March 2010)
#... that '''[[Al-Kahf Castle]]''' in [[al-Ansariyah mountains]] was the last [[Ismaili]] stronghold in [[Syria]] to surrender to the [[Mamluks]]? (20 March 2010)
#... that '''[[Haqqi al-Azm]]''', a former [[List of Prime Ministers of Syria|prime minister]] of [[Syria]], was also the first governor of the [[State of Damascus]] under the [[French mandate of Syria|French mandate]]? (18 March 2010)
#... that the '''[[Temple of Bel]]''' ''(pictured)'', dedicated in 32 AD, formed the center of religious life in [[Palmyra]], [[Syria]] and is considered its "best preserved" ruin? (18 March 2010) [[File:Columns in the inner court of the Bel Temple Palmyra Syria.JPG|50x50px|Temple of Bel|alt=Columns in the inner court of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria|right]]
#... that the '''[[Ghab valley]]''' swamp in northwest [[Syria]] was drained between 1953 and 1968, providing an extra {{convert|41000|ha|mi2}} of irrigated lands? (17 March 2010)
#... that the '''[[Roman theatre of Bosra]]''' ''(pictured)'', built in the 2nd-century AD in [[Bosra]], [[Syria]], is the largest, most complete and best preserved of all the [[Roman theatre (structure)|Roman theatres]] in the [[Middle East]]? (13 March 2010) [[File:Syria bosra theater.jpg|50x50px|The Roman theatre of Bosra|alt=An overview of the stage and seating area in the Roman theatre in Bosra, Syria|right]]
# ... that between 1725 and 1783, members of the prominent Damascene family '''[[al-Azm]]''' held power as ''[[wali]]s'' in [[Damascus]], [[Syria]], for 47 years? (12 March 2010)
#... that '''[[Ras Ibn Hani]]''', a small cape located 8&nbsp;km north of [[Latakia]], [[Syria]], was occupied almost continuously from the late [[Bronze Age]] until [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times? (13 August 2009)
#... that '''[[Khan al-Harir]]''', built by Darwish Pasha, the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] governor of [[Damascus]], was the first great ''[[caravanserai]]'' to be built inside the old city walls of Damascus? (8 August 2009)
#... that '''[[Abdel Hamid Sarraj]]''', at age 35, was the minister of interior in the [[United Arab Republic]] and the most powerful [[Syria]]n official in the UAR? (3 August 2009)
#... that the '''[[Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa]]''' in [[Tartus]], built by the [[Crusades|Crusaders]] in the mid-12th century, is among the best-preserved religious structures of the crusades? (1 August 2009)
#... that the '''[[Azm Palace (Hama)|Azm Palace]]''' in [[Hama]], [[Syria]], has been regarded as "one of the loveliest [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman]] residential buildings in Syria"? (31 July 2009)
#... that '''[[Al-Firdaws Madrasa]]''', established in 1236 under the patronage of [[Malik az-Zahir]]'s wife, Dayfa Khatun, is the largest and best known of the [[Ayyubid]] ''[[madrasa]]s'' in [[Aleppo]]? (7 March 2009) [[File:Altakiyyah alsulaymaniyah.JPG|50x50px|right]]
#... that the '''[[Tekkiye Mosque]]''' ''(pictured)'', built by the architect [[Sinan]], has been described as "the finest example in [[Damascus]] of [[Ottoman architecture]]"? (22 February 2009) [[File:Khan As'ad Pacha Al-'Azem.jpg|50x50px|right]]
#... that '''[[Khan As'ad Pasha]]''' ''(pictured)'', built by [[Damascus]] governor As'ad Pasha al-Azem, is the largest [[caravansary|khan]] in the city? (16 February 2009)

==Barnstars==
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: bottom; height: 1.1em; color: black" | '''The [[WP:WikiJaguar|WikiJaguar]] Award for Excellence'''
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|style="vertical-align:middle; border-top:1px solid gray; color:black" | -for super-quickly solving my "pomegranate" problem, +for all your other great edits: Shukran!   [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 13:34, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Here's to observant editors. May you have many more satisfying years. And may we be likewise blessed with your contribution. <span style="text-shadow:#396 0.2em 0.2em 0.5em; class=texhtml">[[User:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#060">7&amp;6=thirteen</b>]] ([[User talk:7&amp;6=thirteen|<b style="color:#000">☎</b>]])</span> 01:55, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | <p><font face="Harde" size="6">The Award of the Arabian Barnstar</p>
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1.5px dotted gray;" | For your excellent work on articles related to the Arab world, past and present. More editors like you are needed! [[User:Cplakidas|Constantine]]  [[User talk:Cplakidas| ✍ ]] 08:34, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Syrian topics'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for sharing your knowledge about Syrian [[Haqqi al-Azm|people]], [[culture]], [[Tell Aran|places]] and [[Syrian parliamentary election, 1961|history]] in quality articles, - you are an [[User:Bibliomaniac15/Today/Archive|awesome Wikipedian]]! --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:28, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 3px 3px 0 3px; height: 1.5em;" | '''Syrian Barnstar of National Merit'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For your excellent and much needed work on Syrian villages and routing out missing articles. ♦ [[User talk:Dr. Blofeld|<span style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000">Dr. Blofeld</span>]] 09:42, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The 50 [[Wikipedia:Did you know|DYK]] Creation and Expansion Medal'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Congratulations! Your work to create and expand articles about the Middle East has resulted in more than 50 such articles mentioned at [[WP:DYK|"Did you know?"]] on the Main page. Thank you for helping to expand the global coverage of English Wikipedia! [[User:Binksternet|Binksternet]] ([[User talk:Binksternet|talk]]) 02:46, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Seems to be the best-fitting barnstar I could give you my friend. This is for your tireless efforts at creating high-quality Syria-related articles and continously improving existing ones. Keep up the great work! [[User:Al Ameer son|Al Ameer son]] ([[User talk:Al Ameer son|talk]]) 05:27, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The 25 [[Wikipedia:Did you know|DYK]] Creation and Expansion Medal'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | OK, I know there were buildings in Syria (or at least I guess I did). And I now know that these buildings existed before you wrote about them. But the important point is that we now know about them and anyone else in the world can too. Thanks from me and the wiki... 50? [[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]] ([[User talk:Victuallers|talk]]) 18:06, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | For your many fine contributions, including article starts like [[Royal palace of Mari]], [[Yalbugha Mosque]] and [[Forests of Syria]], among others, it is my pleasure to give you this small token of appreciation. Thanks for helping to bring knowledge of an underrepresented subject area to English-speaking readers. Keep up the great work. [[User:Tiamut|<b><span style="color:#B93B8F;">T</span><span style="color:#800000;">i</span><span style="color:#B93B8F;">a</span><span style="color:#800000;">m</span><span style="color:#B93B8F;">u</span><span style="color:#800000;">t</span></b>]]<sup>[[User_talk:Tiamut|talk]]</sup> 08:44, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
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[[File:BoNM - Syria.png|thumb|right|Syrian Barnstar of National Merit. Awarded to Zozo for his outstanding contributions and efforts to improve coverage of Syrian topics (21 March 2010)]]
{{Syrian Hawk of National Merit|for reviving the project, and bringing [[Hims]] to Good article status. Let's keep pushing forward! - [[User:Al Ameer son|Al Ameer son]] ([[User talk:Al Ameer son|talk]]) 01:12, 11 March 2009 (UTC)}}
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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Original Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | I, [[User:Spencer|Spencer]], award you this barnstar for your excellent work on making [[Hims]] a GA! '''[[User:Spencer|<span style="color:#082567">Spencer</span>]]'''<sup>[[User talk:Spencer|<span style="color:#FFBF00">T♦</span>]][[WP:ITN/C|<span style="color:#FFBF00">Nominate!</span>]]</sup> 23:41, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
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