asia • SYR
Syria
Location marker · geographic overview
35° N / 38° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Damascus
- Population
- 24,672,760 2024
- Area
- 185,180 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Syrian pound (SYP)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Syria
Syria (Arabic: الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah, the Syrian Arab Republic) is a country in the Middle East. Rich in history, the capital, Damascus, is the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, and the country has been the site of numerous empires.
Food & everyday culture
Falafel, deep-fried chickpea patties, are available. Another popular vegetarian meal is Foul. Don't let the name put you off. It's pronounced "fool," and this fava bean paste – topped with cumin, paprika, and olive oil and served with flatbread, fresh mint, and onion – is tasty, satisfying, and filling.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-27. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Calling code
- +963
- Internet domain
- .sy, سوريا.
- Land border codes
- IRQ, ISR, JOR, LBN, TUR
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .sy or سوريا.. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.