Examples of using "الشام" in a sentence and their english translations:
preventing Narseh from entering Syria, just in time for Diocletian to arrive with an army .
He then rushed east, mobilizing his troops in Syria, to intercept the rebel army at al-Ghazz,
By April, Damascus fell, which effectively put an end to Syrian domination of the Muslim world.
It took another two years, with numerous sieges and battles in Syria, to completely pacify the region.
But while Marwan was busy quelling revolts in Syria, both Egypt and Iraq rose up against his rule.
Marwan managed to survive the carnage of the battle by fleeing to Syria and then to Egypt.