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Syria

Capital Damascus · 17M people · Pound

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  • Climate
    Warm
    4–41°
Map of Syria
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Airports in Syria

Air connectivity
1airports
major gateways
Limited data

Damascus International Airport is Syria's busiest gateway.

1 major airports. Tap any to see its nearest cities and how far they are.

By traffic
busiest first · 1 airports

Good to know — passenger volume is total throughput, not direct-route breadth; a large hub can still lack flights to your region. Learn how we measure this →

1 airportsupdated 2026Medium confidence

Passport strength in Syria

Full analysis
Global rank
#97globally
by mobility
Limited

Syria's passport has more limited reach.

Mobility
#9723 destinations
GDP reach
#1961.2% of world GDP
Heritage
#15789 of 1,353 UNESCO sites
Visa-free reach
where this passport opens doors

Good to know — a mobility rank counts how many destinations you can enter, not how useful they are; a strong passport can still gate the one place you care about. Learn how we measure this →

Henley Passport Indexupdated 2026High confidence

Climate in Syria

Climate character
4°41°
feels-like, coldest to hottest month

Warm summers, gentle winters.

Across its cities, summer highs top out near 41°C feels-like while the coldest spots dip to around 4°C; sun is plentiful, up to ~321 days a year in Ālbū Kamāl.

Feels-like °C — monthly range across cities

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Warmest cityCoolest cityShaded = spread across cities

Good to know— a country isn't one climate but a range; the extremes here are different cities, not the same place across seasons. Learn how we measure this →

60 citiesupdated 2026Medium confidence

Who thrives in Syria

A handful of lifestyles thrive in Syria.

Fit is scored per lifestyle and anchored to the cities that serve each best — Sunshine Lover leads. Pick one to see exactly where it works.

Great fit

Sunshine Lover
Excellent
Winter Escapist
Very Good

Decent fit

Clean Air Seeker
Good

Good to know — fit is by city, not country; a lifestyle that thrives here may only do so in one or two of its cities. Learn how we measure this →

4 lifestylesupdated 2026Medium confidence