protests in 2011. Before the war, more than22 millionpeople lived in Syria; now, more than half of those people have been forced from their homes. About5 millionhave fled the country and live around the world as refugees. The remaining 6.3 million are internally displaced within Syria. ...
The civil war in Syria has imperilled hundreds of archaeological sites, including causing damage to all six of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country, which is considered one of the oldest occupied areas of the Earth. Satellites, in particular, have shown much of this devastation, with...
· Sources: U.S. Geological Survey , ready.gov", "details": [ "Affected countries: Türkiye, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Armenia, and Azerbaijan", "31 km ENE of Çukurca, Turkey · Dec 31, 7:37 PM" ], "additional_info": [ "Expect aftershocks hours, days, or weeks after the main ...
nor from non-digital maps. Maps that go back as far as the 15th century clearly label this land as Palestine, and this remained common practice throughout the next few hundred years. It wasn’t until after World War II that Israel made a reappearance on world maps. ...
Iran is taking on one of the world’s biggest Internet giants, threatening to sue over something that is not on its maps. On state-run Press TV, the Iranian regime warns it may take legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf. ...
Mark Johnston & Peter Stanley, Alamein: the Australian story, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2002, xii + 314 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, hard cover, rrp A$55. With the growth of public broadcasting television and popular history, w...
Iran is taking on one of the world’s biggest Internet giants, threatening to sue over something that is not on its maps. On state-run Press TV, the Iranian regime warns it may take legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf. ...