Last verified: Wednesday, 24. April 2024 at 08:14 AM
Last verified: Wednesday, 24. April 2024 at 08:14 AM
It is not safe to travel Syria It is not safe to travel Syria. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Syria shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Syria), the Advisory Index is 4.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Iraq (4.8), Israel (4.2), Lebanon (4.1), Turkey with 3.5 and Jordan with 3.2 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Syria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Syria.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Syria.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Syria from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 5.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to Syria due to the ongoing civil war and extremely dangerous security situation (level 4 of 4). There is a significant risk of terrorism, violence and kidnapping throughout Syria. A number of foreign nationals have been targeted and some have been murdered. We strongly recommend any New Zealanders currently in Syria depart immediately or as soon ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We continue to advise do not travel to Syria. The security situation remains extremely volatile. If you're in Syria, you should leave as soon as possible (see 'Safety'). Entry and exit measures for Syria may change without notice. If you're planning to cross a land border from Syria, contact the relevant authorities in your destination country for entry requirements ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/middle-east/syria
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Do not travel to Syria due to terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed conflict, and risk of unjust detention. Country Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Damascus suspended its operations in February 2012. The Czech Republic serves as the protecting power for the United States in Syria. ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Syrien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Reisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/syriensicherheit/204278
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid all travel.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Leave Immediately
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
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This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Syria. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Syria changed from 4.9 to 5.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Syria to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Syria changed from 5.0 to 4.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Syria to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Syria changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Syria with a rating of 5.0.
Syria with its capital Damascus is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly larger than North Dakota (185,180 km²). The country is located Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Lebanon and Turkey. The climate can be described as mostly desert; hot, dry, sunny summers (June to August) and mild, rainy winters (December to February) along coast; cold weather with snow or sleet periodically in Damascus. The landscape is primarily semiarid and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain; mountains in west. With a population of about 19.75 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Damascus |
| Population | about 19.75 million |
| Size | 185.180 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than North Dakota |
| Common languages | Arabic, English, French, Armenian, Kurdish |
| Currency | Pound (short: SYP) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800 |
| International phone prefix | +963 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sy |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SYR |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 760 |
These are problems Syria is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Syria. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Syria.
Export products
Import products
Syria is currently rated at 5,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. It is not safe to travel Syria.
With these high scores (5,0) you should avoid all kind of travel to Syria and maybe pick another location. This is not a place for holidays.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Syria.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Syria. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Syria.
Syria has a size of 185,180 km² or 71,498 mi² which is slightly larger than North Dakota.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Iraq (4.8)
Israel (4.2)
Lebanon (4.1)
Turkey (3.5)
Jordan (3.2)