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🇸🇾 Syria

Weather +14°C
Exchange Rate 1 USD = 122 SYP

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When to goBest time: Apr–May, Sep–Oct
  1. Jan Fine, with caveats: cold
  2. Feb Fine, with caveats: cold
  3. Mar Fine, with caveats
  4. Apr Good
  5. May Good
  6. Jun Fine, with caveats: heat
  7. Jul Fine, with caveats: heat
  8. Aug Fine, with caveats: heat
  9. Sep Good
  10. Oct Good
  11. Nov Fine, with caveats
  12. Dec Fine, with caveats: cold

Good Fine, with caveats Hard cold heat

Cheaper and fewer tourists: Jun–Aug, Nov–Mar - the trade-off: cold, heat

Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.

Holidays that change a tripRamadan · February 8 - March 8, 2027
  • Ramadan - ≈ February 8 - March 8, 2027
    Many cafés and shops change their hours, some close in the daytime. Evenings are lively.
  • Eid al-Fitr - ≈ March 9 - 11, 2027
    Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
  • Eid al-Adha - ≈ May 16 - 19, 2027
    Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.

≈ - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day

What to bring and knowC, E, L · 220 V
  • Sockets: type C, E, L · 220 V, 50 Hz
    Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter.
  • Traffic drives on the right
  • Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
  • Cover shoulders and knees in public places; resorts and hotel beaches are more relaxed
  • Jun–Aug: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
  • Dec–Feb: a warm jacket, hat and gloves
Medicines, bans and the law
  • The UK government advises against all travel here; travelling against this advice can invalidate travel insurance. source
  • Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card17 of 45 services in our catalogue accept one

Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.

Phone and internet

Checked: October 15

Useful phrasesArabic

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  • Hello مرحبا marhaban
  • Excuse me عفوًا afwan
  • I don’t understand لا أفهم la afham
  • Do you speak English? هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟ hal tatakallam al-injliziyya?
  • Where is the toilet? أين الحمّام؟ ayna al-hammam?
  • The bill, please الحساب من فضلك al-hisab min fadlak
  • Please take me to this address (show it on the map) من فضلك، خذني إلى هذا العنوان. min faḍlak, khudhnī ilā hādhā al-ʿunwān
  • How much will it cost? كم الأجرة؟ kam al-ujra?
  • Please turn on the meter من فضلك شغّل العداد. min faḍlak shaghghil al-ʿaddād
  • Can I pay by card? هل يمكنني الدفع بالبطاقة؟ hal yumkinunī ad-dafʿ bil-biṭāqa?
  • Stop here, please توقف هنا من فضلك. tawaqqaf hunā min faḍlak
  • Thank you شكرًا. shukran
  • Please help me, I am a foreigner ساعدني من فضلك، أنا أجنبي. sāʿidnī min faḍlak, anā ajnabī.
  • Please take me to a hospital خذني إلى المستشفى من فضلك. khudhnī ilā al-mustashfā min faḍlak.
  • I am allergic to… عندي حساسية من: ʿindī ḥassāsiyya min
  • Where is the nearest pharmacy? أين أقرب صيدلية؟ ayna aqrab ṣaydaliyya?
  • Please call the police اتصل بالشرطة من فضلك. ittaṣil bish-shurṭa min faḍlak.
  • I have lost my passport فقدت جواز سفري. faqadtu jawāz safarī.
  • Where is the nearest ATM? أين أقرب صراف آلي؟ ayna aqrab ṣarrāf ālī?