Scouts of Syria

Scouts of Syria
كشاف سورية
Guides Branch
Age range7-23
HeadquartersDamascus
CountrySyria
Founded1912
Membership9,358
AffiliationWorld Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, World Organization of the Scout Movement
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Former Scouts of Syria emblem, in use until 2012, when it was changed in the midst of the Syrian civil war.

Scouts of Syria (Arabic: كشاف سورية) is the national Scout and Guide organization of Syria. Scouting in Syria was founded in 1912;[1] Guiding started in the 1950s.[2] The coeducational association serves 9,358 members[3] and is a member of both the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

  1. ^ "Circular N° 10/2008" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  2. ^ "33rd World Conference: Document 4" (PDF). World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  3. ^ "Triennal review: Census as at 1 December 2010" (PDF). World Organization of the Scout Movement. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-13.