We just learned about the country of Jordan.
Syria is a country in the Middle East in Asia, in between Turkey and Iraq.
![syria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Syria_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/480px-Syria_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png)
(from: wikipedia - syria)
To eat in Syria, you might have some hummus which is a kind of dip people usually eat with pita bread.
![hummus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Lebanese_style_hummus.jpg/800px-Lebanese_style_hummus.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - hummus)
The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court was Rosemary Barkett. Her parents were from Syria, and they migrated to the US when she was young.
![rosemary barkett](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Rosemary_Barkett.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - rosemary barkett)
In the city of Bosra there is an ancient arena called a coliseum where people could speak to large groups of people.
![bosra coliseum](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Bosra_pano_Syria.jpg/640px-Bosra_pano_Syria.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - bosra)
In the city of Hama there are giant waterwheels call norias, that were used to bring water from the river into the town.
![hama norias](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Hama-3_norias.jpg/360px-Hama-3_norias.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - norias of hama)
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