Syria
Syria is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited regions, home to ancient cities like Damascus and Aleppo, Roman ruins at Palmyra, Crusader castles, and diverse landscapes from Mediterranean coast to desert.
Cities & regions
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Aleppo (Halab) is Syria's second city and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places on earth, with roots reaching back around 8,000 years, some account…
Open guideDamascus is the capital of Syria and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth, with more than 5,000 years of history layered into a single wa…
Open guideDeir ez-Zor is the largest city in eastern Syria and the economic and cultural gateway to the country's Euphrates region, sitting on the river about 450 km n…
Open guideHama is a central Syrian city on the Orontes (Assi) River, famous above all for its giant wooden norias (water wheels) that creak and turn along the riverban…
Open guideHoms is a large city in central Syria, sitting on the Orontes river at the strategic gap in the coastal mountains that has funnelled trade and armies between…
Open guideLatakia (Lattakia) is Syria's principal Mediterranean port and the country's only real seaside resort city, often billed as the Syrian Riviera. It is a worki…
Open guideRaqqa (Ar-Raqqah) is a north-central Syrian city of roughly 300,000 people on the north bank of the Euphrates, about 160 km east of Aleppo. For a brief perio…
Open guideTartus (Tartous) is Syria's second port and the more low-key half of its Mediterranean coast, about 75 km south of Latakia and roughly three hours from Damas…
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