Information: - Syria, officially known as the Syrian Arab Republic (""), 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. Syria's capital and largest city is Damascus. - The araB gene promoter is a bacterial promoter, activated by e L-arabinose binding. - The Levant (Arabic: "") is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the eastern Mediterranean with its islands, that is, it included all of the countries along the Eastern Mediterranean shores, extending from Greece to Cyrenaica. The term "Levant" entered English in the late 15th century from French. It derives from the Italian "Levante", meaning "rising", implying the rising of the sun in the east. As such, it is broadly equivalent to the Arabic term "Mashriq", meaning "the land where the sun rises". - Aleppo (/ ALA-LC: "") is a city in Syria, serving as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,132,100 (2004 census), Aleppo was the largest Syrian city before the Syrian Civil War; however, now Aleppo is likely the second-largest city in Syria after the capital Damascus. - Hamza ibn Asad abu Ya'la ibn al - Qalanisi ( Arabic : ) ( c. 1071 -- March 18 , 1160 ) was an Arab politician and chronicler in Damascus in the 12th century . He descended from the Banu Tamim tribe , and was among the well - educated nobility of the city of Damascus . He studied literature , theology , and law , and served as firstly a secretary in , and later the head of , the chancery of Damascus ( the Diwan al - Rasa'il ) . He served twice as ra'is of the city , an office equivalent to mayor . His chronicle , the Dhail or Mudhayyal Ta'rikh Dimashq ( Continuation of the Chronicle of Damascus ) was an extension of the chronicle of Hilal bin al - Muhassin al - Sabi ' , covering the years 1056 to al - Qalanisi 's death in 1160 . This Chronicle is one of the few contemporary accounts of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath from the Muslim perspective , making it not only a valuable source for modern historians , but also for later 12th - century chronicles , including Ibn al - Athir . - Damascus (' ) is the capital and likely the largest city of Syria, following the decline in population of Aleppo due to the ongoing battle for the city. It is commonly known in Syria as "ash-Sham" (') and nicknamed as the "City of Jasmine" (""). In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major cultural and religious centre of the Levant. The city has an estimated population of 1,711,000 . What entity does 'ibn al-qalanisi' has the relation 'country of citizenship' with?
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syria