List of cities in Syria

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/list-of-cities-in-syria

1. What is a governorate in Syria?
2. Which city in Syria is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a governorate in Syria?A governorate is a large region that is divided into districts and sub‑districts. Each governorate usually has a main city that acts as its administrative capital.
2. Which city in Syria is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world?Damascus is often cited as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with a history that goes back to the third millennium BCE.

Administrative Hierarchy: A system of ranking governmental units from highest to lowest for effective management and control.
Palimpsest: Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form, often used metaphorically for historical sites.
Human Capital: The skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country.