Passport Atlas
Entering Syria
Syria does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.
Openness rank
#168
Entry openness
25
Visa free
9
Visa required
0
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Country profile
Capital
Damascus
Population
25.6 million
Area
185,180 km²
Currency
Syrian pound SYP
Languages
Arabic
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Foreign-born
896,042 · 2024
Migrant share
3.6%
Ethnic groups
Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15%
Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.
Travel notes
Plug
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Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Right
Emergency
Police 112 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+963
Airports
ALP · DAM · KAC · LTK
Highlights
- Umayyad Mosque
- Palmyra
- Aleppo Citadel
Passports that enter without a prior visa
West Asia