In 1961, Syria seceded from the United Arab Republic and formed the independent Syrian Arab Republic.

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Artefacts from the National Museum of Damascus (the Syrian Arab Republic) and the Nubian Museum in Aswan (Egypt) are selected to highlight this intercultural exchange of scientific, religious and artistic forms of knowledge.

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Algeria, Egypt, Syrian Arab Republic (Group Vb).

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