Atlas of Syria
Coast, steppe, and the two great cities. Select a pin or a name to hear its story.
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Layers of Syria
Eleven eras from the first farming villages on the Euphrates to the republic. Select a layer to hear it and find it on the map.
Chronology
9500 BCE → today
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The Syrian table
Aleppo counts its kibbeh in dozens of shapes and Damascus answers with mezze. Flip a plate for where it came from and what it means.
Sound of Syria
An oud from a Damascus workshop, the qudud of Aleppo, a dhikr circle, and a wedding dabke in the Jazira. Flip a card for the history.
Argileh — the café smoke
The nargileh sits where the storyteller reads, in the courtyard cafés off the Straight Street. History, types, and the two tobaccos. Flip a card for the story.
Living Syria
Courtyard houses, Aramaic still spoken in Maaloula, the communities of the Jazira and the Jabal, and crafts that still have hands on them. Flip a card for the story.
Speak Syrian
Everyday Syrian Levantine Arabic, spoken aloud. Press any phrase to hear it.
