In English, the name Syria was formerly synonymous with the Levant (known in Arabic as al-Sham), while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization of the 3rd millennium BC.
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Syria (/ˈsɪ.riə/; Arabic: سوريا‎‎ Sūriyā), officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية‎‎ al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.
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That tumult has not spared the Syrian pound, an illiquid currency that has plummeted by about 80 percent since the country's woes began four years ago. The conflict has caused Syria's economy to contract by 60 percent, according to estimates from Chatham House, a U.K.-based think tank.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/25/syrian-currency-hints-things-are-grim-but-not-yet-chaotic.html
SYP redirects here. For other uses, see SYP (disambiguation). The Syrian pound or Syrian Lira (Arabic: الليرة السورية‎‎ al-līra as-sūriyya; French: livre syrienne; sign: LS or £S; code: SYP) is the currency of Syria and is issued by the Central Bank of Syria. The pound is subdivided into 100 qirsh (Arabic: قرش plural: قروش, qurūsh, piastres in English or French), although coins in qirsh are no longer issued.
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The code for the Syrian Pound is SYP. The symbol for the Syrian Pound is £. The SY Pound is divided into 100 piasters. For 2017, one Dollar has equalled average: £ 506.501. minimum: £ 214.877.
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Syrian Pound Info. 1  The code for the Syrian Pound is SYP. 2  The symbol for the Syrian Pound is 3  £. The SY Pound is divided into 100 piasters.  For 2017, one Dollar has equalled average: £ 506.501. minimum: £ 214.877.
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Our currency rankings show that the most popular United States Dollar exchange rate is the USD to EUR rate. The currency code for Dollars is USD, and the currency symbol is $. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Syria Pound exchange rate is the SYP to USD rate. The currency code for Pounds is SYP, and the currency symbol is £.
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Foreign Exchange. Syrian currency hints things are grim but not yet 'chaotic'. A bank official holds a bundle of new Syrian 1,000-pound bank notes. Judging by the flood of refugees seeking refuge in Europe amid a violent civil conflict, it goes without saying that Syria's economy lies in tatters.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/25/syrian-currency-hints-things-are-grim-but-not-yet-chaotic.html
Since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in an uprising against Assad and the Ba'athist government as part of the Arab Spring, a crackdown that contributed to the Syrian Civil War and to Syria's becoming one of the most violent countries in the world.
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SYP - Syrian Pound. The Syrian Pound is the currency of Syria. Our currency rankings show that the most popular Syria Pound exchange rate is the SYP to USD rate. The currency code for Pounds is SYP, and the currency symbol is £. Below, you'll find Syrian Pound rates and a currency converter.
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The Syrian Pound or Syrian Lira is the currency of Syria. The currency of Syria is Syrian pound or Syrian Lira.