Syrian Heritage Celebrating Diversity in My Classroom By Tamra B Orr 21st Century Junior Library
Water wheels in the city of Hama were once used to bring water to people and to farms 4
Struggling Syria Syria is in southwestern Asia It is surrounded by Turkey Jordan Israel Iraq and Lebanon Syria is about the size of the the state of Washington The capital of Syria is Damascus The country has high mountains dry deserts and rich plains Some 18 million people live in Syria However millions have emigrated over the past few years In 2016 more than 12,000 refugees came to the United States They mainly went to Michigan and California 5
