An independent guide · dated information from people on the ground
Syria as it is today, up close.
Every city as it is today, its places, restaurants and parks, with photos from the place itself and the date of the last check.
20 places on the map · move over the map to turn it, and pick a city.
Pins: approximate city locations · Borders: Natural Earth
Old cityDamascusNarrow lanes, wooden doors and covered souqs. A city best read on foot, slowly.Open the city page →
Today's detail · العاصي
You hear the noria before you see it.
Each day we pick one detail from a Syrian street and write one plain sentence about it.
Hama
20 cities and resorts
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Damascus
Old city02Aleppo
Citadel & souqs03Latakia
The coast04Bloudan
Mountain resort05Homs
Central Syria06Hama
Waterwheels07Tartus
Coast08Idlib
Olives and Dead Cities09Daraa
Hauran and Bosra10Suwayda
Jabal al-Arab11Quneitra
Golan and Mount Hermon12Palmyra
Oasis and desert13Raqqa
Euphrates14Deir ez-Zor
Euphrates15Hasakah
Khabur and the tells16Mashta al-Helu
Summer resort17Mashqita
Lake and hills18Kessab
Forests and mountain19Slenfeh
Summer resort20Zabadani
Plain and orchardsDated field reports
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Dated field reports from our correspondents (Arabic).
Hungry?
Shawarma arabi, with the garlic sauce on the side.
Meat off the spit on toasted bread, fries, pickles and garlic sauce. Every city has its own restaurants and cafes, visited and written up by our correspondent.
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New: the blog
Stories from the ground, not from brochures.
Season reports, up-close stories, first-visit notes and each city’s food, in one place.
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