10 Things Syria Is Famous For

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The age-old country has a long history of culture. Dabke is a national cultural dance that is often mixed with line dancing and circle dance. The dance is performed at traditional festivals, weddings or during childbirth. Other traditional dances include the al-Samah and the sword dance. The vast majority of the Syrian population practices the Sunni branch of Islam. Other Muslim groups are Alawites, Ismailis and Shiites; As for non-Muslims, most are Christians, mainly Greeks and Orthodox Armenians. Among the religious minorities are the Druze, who follow a religion related to Islam, and a community of no more than 4,000 Jews. Primary education is free and compulsory for all children, but in 2005 only 78.4% of adults were literate. In 2000, primary schools had an annual enrollment of 2,835,023 students, 1,124,752 students attended secondary schools and 6.1% of the adults were in higher education. Syria has universities in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Latakia. Also in Damascus is the Arab Academy (1919), which is dedicated to the study of Arabic language, literature, history and culture. Other institutes and university schools specialize in social work, agriculture, industry, technology and music. Click the next ARROW to see the next photo!