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Fridge magnets are displayed at a shop selling items for tourists in the capital Damascus
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Syria

Syria is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean and shares borders with Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel. The brutal civil war and a crumbling economy leave it ill-prepared to deal with natural disasters.

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