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ID: 7594765
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7594765
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Syria (general region)  Syria (general region)

Note: The historical region of Western Asia immediately east of the Mediterranean, roughly comprising the area of the modern nation of Syria. For the general area of the Fertile Crescent, prefer Ancient Syria.

Names:
Syria (historical) (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Syria (general region)  ........  Syria (general region) (P)

Place Types:
general region (preferred, C)

Related geographic places:
coextensive with ....  Syria .......... (nation)
..............................  (World, Asia) [1000140]
distinguished from ....  Ancient Syria .......... (general region)
..................................  (World, Asia) [8711750]
distinguished from ....  Assyria .......... (former nation/state/empire)
..................................  (World, Asia) [7016606]

Sources and Contributors:
Syria..........  [VP Preferred]
..............  Canby, Historic Places (1984)
..............  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014)
..............  Times Atlas of World History (1988)
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Times Atlas of World History (1988)

 

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