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 Syria has a population of over 21 million people, including around 22,900 Israeli settlers living on the Golan Heights.[([[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/syria/|cia]])]
+===== Size =====
+Syria is almost 1.5 times the size of Pennsylvania.[([[https://www.indexmundi.com/syria/geography_profile.html|indexmundi]])]
+===== Forced To Flee Their Homes =====
+Because of the civil war, almost 10 million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes. They have either become internally displaced or have fled the nation entirely.[([[https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/syrian-refugee-crisis-facts|worldvision]])]
+===== Darker At Night =====
+According to satellite pictures, Syria got 83% darker at night when the civil conflict began in 2011. This is due in part to people leaving and in part to the infrastructure entirely collapsing.[([[https://apnews.com/article/7c7b1e2bdec544748dde633bdea15890|apnews]])]
+===== Mostly Women And Children =====
+Over 75% of the 4.5 million individuals who have fled Syria since 2011 are women and children.[([[https://www.wvi.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Situation%20Report%20Q3%20FY2022.pdf|wvi]])]
+===== Damascus =====
+Damascus, Syria's capital, is named after an old Aramaic word that meaning "a well-watered location".[([[https://www.wordsense.eu/Damascus/|wordsense]])]