A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SYRIA

Sun, 4 Jun '23
Aleppo's land
Sun, 14 May '23
Damascene's country
Wed, 12 Oct '22
Turkey is on top of this
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Home country of the poet Adonis
Mon, 13 Dec '21
Damascus is its capital
Mon, 26 Apr '21
Damascus's home