In this modern-day country, numerous clay tablets and the palace of king Zimri-Lim were found at the ancient site of Mari. This country's Kurkh Monolith, recounting the Battle of Qarqar, attests to the existence of a historical King Ahab. An ancient 
In this modern-day country, numerous clay tablets and the palace of king Zimri-Lim were found at the ancient site of Mari. This country's Kurkh Monolith, recounting the Battle of Qarqar, attests to the existence of a historical King Ahab. An ancient Greek name for this region called it "hollow," or "Coele" [koh-EH-leh]. The Roman province with this name was merged with one to the [emphasize] south after the Bar Kokhba revolt. Queen Zenobia founded a breakaway state of the Roman Empire in this country's city of (*) Palmyra. This country's present-day capital was famous for producing intricately-patterned steel, and was the seat of power of the Umayyad caliphs. For 10 points, name this modern-day country home to Aleppo and Damascus.
In this modern-day country, numerous clay tablets and the palace of king Zimri-Lim were found at the ancient site of Mari.
Syria [do not accept or prompt on “Assyria”] &lt;RY, Ancient&gt;