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'''Syria''' was a | {{Infobox Location | ||
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|first mention cs = The Crusade (TV story) | |||
|first cs = The Stone House (novel) | |||
|appearances = [[TV]]: {{cs|Can You Hear Me? (TV story)}} | |||
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'''Syria''' was a [[Nation|country]] on [[Earth]] which shared a border with [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone House (novel)}}) | |||
== Geography == | |||
[[Damascus]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone House (novel)}}) and [[Aleppo]] were located in Syria. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Can You Hear Me? (TV story)}}) | |||
In [[ | == History == | ||
=== Early history === | |||
In the [[year]] [[6]] [[AD]], [[Caesar Augustus]] decreed that the [[governor]]s of Syria and [[Judaea]] should conduct a [[tax census]], the [[Census of Quirinius]], requiring all [[citizen]]s to [[travel]] to their [[ancestral]] [[home]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | |||
Syria was a part of the [[Roman Empire]] during the [[1st century]]. During this time the Roman army put down revolutions in Syria, amongst other places. According to [[Gemellus]], a "positive slew" of men claiming to be the [[Jewish]] [[messiah]] were cropping up in [[Judaea]] and Syria during the reigns of [[Augustus]] and [[Tiberius]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Byzantium! (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1190]], [[Saladin]] was the [[Sultan]] of Syria and [[Egypt]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Crusade (TV story)}}) | |||
In the [[ | In [[1380]], the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] briefly visited the Syrian city of [[Aleppo]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Can You Hear Me? (TV story)}}) | ||
Some time before [[2040]], [[Xin Chun]] built dirty bombs for an [[al-Qa'ida]] cell in Syria. ([[PROSE]]: | === 20th century === | ||
[[Category: | In [[1911]], the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Vislor Turlough]] were guided through the Syrian [[desert]] by [[Ibrahim (The End of the Beginning)|Ibrahim]]. There they found [[Gostak's TARDIS]] and a clue to [[Botoya]], a lost [[moon]] of [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The End of the Beginning (audio story)}}) | ||
In the [[20th century]], [[archaeologist]] [[Edgar Nelson-Stanley]] discovered the [[Gorgon]] [[talisman]] in Syria. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)}}) | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
The [[United Kingdom]] and [[United States of America]] [[Invasion of Syria|invaded Syria]] and overthrew [[President of Syria (The Longest Night)|the dictator]], before handing power to the [[United Nations]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Longest Night (audio story)}}) British forces were still occupying it in [[2005]], when veteran Colonel [[Robert Dalton]] was pulled out on short notice to act as head of [[UNIT]] in Colonel [[Ross Brimmicombe-Wood]]'s absence. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Time Heals (audio story)}}) Dalton would later defend the action, retorting the dictator was a threat "to democracy and the entire West[ern world]". During the [[Internal Counter-Intelligence Service|ICIS]] coup, one pundit pointed to Anglo-American action in Syria and [[Iraq]] as the cause of a suicide bombing. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Longest Night (audio story)}}) | |||
Syria was considered to have an unstable political situation around this period. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Terror of the Darkness (short story)}}) At least three factions were vying for control of the country after the invasion. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Longest Night (audio story)}}) | |||
In the [[2010s]], [[Syrian Civil War|another war]] started in Syria that caused many to [[refugee|flee the country]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone House (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Aliens Next Door (audio story)}}) | |||
Some time before [[2040]], [[Xin Chun]] built dirty bombs for an [[al-Qa'ida]] cell in Syria. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Nuclear Option (short story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:34, 14 December 2024
Syria was a country on Earth which shared a border with Turkey. (PROSE: The Stone House [+]Loading...["The Stone House (novel)"])
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Damascus (PROSE: The Stone House [+]Loading...["The Stone House (novel)"]) and Aleppo were located in Syria. (TV: Can You Hear Me? [+]Loading...["Can You Hear Me? (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the year 6 AD, Caesar Augustus decreed that the governors of Syria and Judaea should conduct a tax census, the Census of Quirinius, requiring all citizens to travel to their ancestral homes. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
Syria was a part of the Roman Empire during the 1st century. During this time the Roman army put down revolutions in Syria, amongst other places. According to Gemellus, a "positive slew" of men claiming to be the Jewish messiah were cropping up in Judaea and Syria during the reigns of Augustus and Tiberius. (PROSE: Byzantium! [+]Loading...["Byzantium! (novel)"])
In 1190, Saladin was the Sultan of Syria and Egypt. (TV: The Crusade [+]Loading...["The Crusade (TV story)"])
In 1380, the Thirteenth Doctor briefly visited the Syrian city of Aleppo. (TV: Can You Hear Me? [+]Loading...["Can You Hear Me? (TV story)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1911, the Fifth Doctor and Vislor Turlough were guided through the Syrian desert by Ibrahim. There they found Gostak's TARDIS and a clue to Botoya, a lost moon of Gallifrey. (AUDIO: The End of the Beginning [+]Loading...["The End of the Beginning (audio story)"])
In the 20th century, archaeologist Edgar Nelson-Stanley discovered the Gorgon talisman in Syria. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon [+]Loading...["Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
The United Kingdom and United States of America invaded Syria and overthrew the dictator, before handing power to the United Nations. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Loading...["The Longest Night (audio story)"]) British forces were still occupying it in 2005, when veteran Colonel Robert Dalton was pulled out on short notice to act as head of UNIT in Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood's absence. (AUDIO: Time Heals [+]Loading...["Time Heals (audio story)"]) Dalton would later defend the action, retorting the dictator was a threat "to democracy and the entire West[ern world]". During the ICIS coup, one pundit pointed to Anglo-American action in Syria and Iraq as the cause of a suicide bombing. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Loading...["The Longest Night (audio story)"])
Syria was considered to have an unstable political situation around this period. (PROSE: The Terror of the Darkness [+]Loading...["The Terror of the Darkness (short story)"]) At least three factions were vying for control of the country after the invasion. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Loading...["The Longest Night (audio story)"])
In the 2010s, another war started in Syria that caused many to flee the country. (PROSE: The Stone House [+]Loading...["The Stone House (novel)"], AUDIO: Aliens Next Door [+]Loading...["Aliens Next Door (audio story)"])
Some time before 2040, Xin Chun built dirty bombs for an al-Qa'ida cell in Syria. (PROSE: The Nuclear Option [+]Loading...["The Nuclear Option (short story)"])
