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==General History== | ==General History== | ||
[[Syria Genealogy|Syria]], located in the Levant region of the [[Asia and Middle East|Middle East]], is one of the world's oldest inhabited areas, with evidence of human settlement as early as 700,000 years ago. Its modern capital city of Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has witnessed the rise and fall of Sumerian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, and many subsequent civilizations<ref>History.com contributors, "Syria," ''History.com,'' https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/the-history-of-syria, accessed 12 December 2024.</ref>. Historically, the term Syria was applied to much of the Levant region of the Middle East, encompassing modern Syria, [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[ | [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]], located in the Levant region of the [[Asia and Middle East|Middle East]], is one of the world's oldest inhabited areas, with evidence of human settlement as early as 700,000 years ago. Its modern capital city of Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and has witnessed the rise and fall of Sumerian, Egyptian, Hittite, Assyrian, and many subsequent civilizations<ref>History.com contributors, "Syria," ''History.com,'' https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/the-history-of-syria, accessed 12 December 2024.</ref>. Historically, the term Syria was applied to much of the Levant region of the Middle East, encompassing modern Syria, [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]], [[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]]. | ||
In the medieval period, Syria became a pivotal region in the Islamic world when Damascus became the capital of the Muslim Umayyad Caliphate in 637 AD. The region experienced various periods of stability and turmoil under subsequent Islamic dynasties, including the Abbasids, Fatimids, and Seljuks. The [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman Empire]] conquered Syria in 1516, ushering in a relatively stable period that lasted until the early 20th century<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Syria," ''Wikipedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria, accessed 16 December 2024.</ref>. | In the medieval period, Syria became a pivotal region in the Islamic world when Damascus became the capital of the Muslim Umayyad Caliphate in 637 AD. The region experienced various periods of stability and turmoil under subsequent Islamic dynasties, including the Abbasids, Fatimids, and Seljuks. The [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman Empire]] conquered Syria in 1516, ushering in a relatively stable period that lasted until the early 20th century<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Syria," ''Wikipedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria, accessed 16 December 2024.</ref>. | ||
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