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In other languages: العربية

Syria

Gazetteers

Resources

Online Resources

• Syria: Official Standard Names Approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Office of Geography, 1967. FS Catalog book 956.91 E5u; At various libraries (WorldCat); Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
• FamilySearch Places at FamilySearch - Geographic and historic information
• Fuzzy Gazetteer at Hof University - Help with locality spelling
• Geonamesat GeoNames geographical database
• Syria Gazetteer at Falling Rain - Directory of cities, towns, and regions in Syria

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