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WorldMediterraneanSyria
WARNING!
The savage civil war between government and rebel forces continues. It is estimated that up to 500,000 people have died between 2012 and March 2018. Millions of Syrians have been internally displaced, or have fled the country. Sexual violence against women is widespread. Chemical weapons and air strikes have killed many people. Western journalists and humanitarians have been kidnapped and beheaded.


Syria
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Capital Damascus
Language Arabic
Currency Syrian Pound (SYP)
Time zone EET (UTC+2) , DST: Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Calling code +963

Syria (Arabic: سوريا‎ Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية‎ al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest.

Charts

British Admiralty
BA237 - Taşlik burnu to Anamur burnu
BA1036 - Plans on coast of Syria
BA26332 - Anamur burnu to Al Lädhiqiyah including North Cyprus
BA26333 - Lädhiqiyah ito Sour and Famagusta
NOAA
54041 - Approaches to Syria's Ports
54480 - Iskenderum Burnu to Juniyah

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Customs and Immigration

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Berthing

  • Baniyas Baniyas /wiki/Baniyas Port of entry icon – port of entry |Harbour icon – harbour |Needs data icon – needs data |
  • Lattakia Lattakia /wiki/Lattakia Port of entry icon – port of entry |Harbour icon – harbour |
  • Lattakia MarinaLattakia Marina/wiki/Lattakia Port of entry icon – port of entry |Marina icon – marina |
  • Tartous Tartous /wiki/Tartous Port of entry icon – port of entry |Harbour icon – harbour |Needs data icon – needs data |
  • Tartous MarinaTartous Marina/wiki/Tartous Port of entry icon – port of entry |Marina icon – marina |Needs data icon – needs data |
  • Tartous AnchorageTartous Anchorage/wiki/Tartous Anchorage icon – anchorage |
Key to symbols: |Port of entry icon – port of entry |Harbour icon – harbour |Marina icon – marina ||

Transportation

  • Syria has three international airports: Damascus International Airport (DAM IATA), 35 km (22 miles) southeast of the capital, Aleppo International Airport (ALP IATA) just northeast of Aleppo in the north of the country and Bassel al-Assad International Airport (LTK IATA), south of Latakia, main sea port of the country.
  • As of 2018, all international trains and almost all domestic trains have been suspended indefinitely
  • Buses run from Turkey, with frequent connections from the city of Antakya (Hatay)
  • The nearest car ferry port is Bodrum in Turkey


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