Greater Syria, a historic region comprising several modern states
A historic region of varying and indefinite borders being a subset of Greater Syria but including territory not now in modern-day Syria (including, for example, Antioch)
Syria may also refer to: A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Greater Syria, as claimed by Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) Greater Syria, also known (in a historic context) as Syria, or Bilad ash-Sham (Arabic: بلاد الشام) is an irredentist term that denotes a historic region in the Middle East bordering the Mediterranean. ... Antioch on the Orontes (Greek: Αντιόχεια η επί Δάφνη, Αντιόχεια η επί ΟÏόντου or Αντιόχεια η Μεγάλη; Latin: Antiochia ad Orontem, also Antiochia dei Siri), the Great Antioch or Syrian Antioch was an ancient city located on the eastern side (left bank) of the Orontes River about 30 km from the sea and its port, Seleucia Pieria. ... It has been suggested that Aram-Naharaim be merged into this article or section. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120. ... This article deals with the History of Syria, and the nations previously occupying its territory. ... The French Mandate of Syria was a League of Nations Mandate created after the First World War when the Ottoman Empire was split by the Treaty of Versailles. ... The Seleucid Empire was a Hellenistic successor state of Alexander the Greats dominion. ...
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