Syria
About 16.9M people live in Syria, on 185,180 km² in 14 regions; the capital is Damascus. The highest summit is Mount Hermon Summit (2,814 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Mar–Apr · Nov.
Syria at a glance
The atlas follows 10,740 places here month by month, with 26 mountains and 34 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are March, April and November.
Syria's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+609%3.61M in 1950 → 25.6M in 2025 → 37.8M in 2050Syria · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Syria
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Syria
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
77OctoberAleppo
80OctoberDamascus
78OctoberHoms
69OctoberḨamāh
77OctoberRaqqa
78OctoberDeir ez-Zor
79OctoberDaraa
74OctoberLatakia
14 regions
Syria from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Syria
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Syria
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Syria
34 monuments and 20 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Syria
The ground and the sky in Syria
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Syria
2 large airports, 56 railway stations, 1 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.