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Syria: Land
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Environmental issues for Syria relate mostly to the land and water. Some issues regarding the land include deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, and desertification. Concerning the water is pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes. In a addition to this is an inadequate supply of potable water.
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Special Works: G. E. Post, Flora of Syria, Palestine, &c. (1896); C. J. M. De Vogiie, Architecture, &c., Syrie centrale (1865-1877); Zwiedineck v. Siidenhorst, Syrien u. seine Bedeutung far den Welthandel (1873); R. E. Briinnow and A. v. Domaszewski, Die Provincia Arabia (1905); E. 'Renan, Mission de Phe'nicie (1864-1874); G. A. Smith, Hist. Geog. of the Holy Land (7th ed., 1900); G. Perrot and C. Chipiez, Hist. de fart dans l'antiquite (1885-1887), vols. iii.
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For years a mediator between the various sectarian factions that divide the Lebanese political landscape into religious and ethnic cantons, Hariri was seen as moving away from Syria and implicitly backing a call for the withdrawal of Syrian troops. Yet he did not go up against the Syrians until recently, formerly backing them up, with some reservations, because – unlike the American presence in Iraq – theirs is not an occupation born of conquest.
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Australians require visas to enter Syria and you must ... have a passport which is valid for at least six months beyond the date of their expected departure from Syria. Long delays can be experienced, particularly if crossing at a land border, if visas are not in order. Syrian authorities advise it can take up to 30 days to resolve visa irregularities.
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