About Syria

The name: Syrian Arab republic

Capital: Damascus

Location: north-eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea between latitudes 32-37 north and longitudes 35-42 east of Greenwich. 183 km along the beach.

Area: 185.180

Population: 19,880,000 people, according to 2009 statistics

Language: Arabic

Wattage: 220 V / 50 Hz

Weights and measures: the meter and kilogram

Monetary: Syrian basic unit of currency is the Syrian pound is equal to 100 piasters Syrian

Categories of used cash papers are: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000,2000 S.P

 The metal pieces are: 5, 10, 25 S.P

Working hours: ministries and official institutions from 8.30-15.30 pm

Emporia: Winter: from 10-14 pm to 16-20 pm

Summer: from 10-14 pm to 16-21 pm

Holiday: Friday and Saturday and public holidays.

Time: Winter time starts from November to March (+2 hour. GMT)

Summer time from April to October (+3 hours. GMT)

Climate: Syria has a moderate Mediterranean climate with four distinct seasons

The average temperature in summer 32 degrees Celsius in winter: 10 ° C and in the spring and autumn 22 ° C

 

Phone: Syria International Code 00963

Telephone code: Damascus and Damascus Quneitra 011- 014- 015- shield endosperm Aleppo 016- 021- 022- tenderness Jisr 023- 023- Idlib, Homs, Hama 031- 031- 033- destroy Lattakia Qerdaha 041- 041- 041- protoplasm Slenfeh 041- win the 041- 043- Banias Tartus Safita 043- 043- 043- Dreikish Machta sweet Deir al-Zour 043- 051- 052- Hasaka Ras al-Maliki 052- 052- 053 Qamishli

the airport:

Damascus: Damascus International Airport is just 32 km from the center of the capital, taxis, buses, free market.

Aleppo: Aleppo International Airport.

Lattakia: Martyr Basil al-Assad Airport.

Ports:

Lattakia 348 km from the capital. Tartus 258 km from the capital. 55 km south of Banias, Lattakia.