Syrian Cities

Damascus

Syria's capital — the oldest continuously inhabited capital in the world

Rif Dimashq

The mountain resorts and villages around Damascus

Aleppo

Syria's great trading city, famous for its citadel and souqs

Latakia

The bride of the Syrian coast and its main port

Latakia

A mountain village among the pines near the Turkish border

Latakia

A high mountain resort known for its green forests

Tartus

A historic seaside city on the Mediterranean

Tartus

A quiet resort in the hills and forests

Homs

The crossroads of Syria, gateway to Palmyra and the coast

Homs

Queen Zenobia's city and the jewel of the Syrian desert

Hama

The city of the waterwheels on the Orontes

Hama

A famous medieval castle and a cool mountain town

Idlib

Deir ez-Zor

The pearl of the Euphrates and gateway to eastern Syria

Al-Hasakah

A meeting of cultures in the Syrian Jazira

Al-Hasakah

Raqqa

The Abbasid capital on the banks of the Euphrates

As-Suwayda

The Jabal al-Arab, its vineyards and the Roman ruins of Shahba

Daraa

The heart of the Hauran plain

Daraa

One of the best-preserved Roman theatres in the world

Quneitra

Rif Dimashq

A favourite mountain resort an hour from Damascus

Rif Dimashq

Rif Dimashq

Where Western Aramaic, the language of Jesus, is still spoken

Latakia

A coastal town with an ancient Roman theatre

Tartus

The white Crusader tower above the hills

Tartus

Syria's only inhabited island

Homs

The greatest surviving Crusader castle — a World Heritage Site

Rif Dimashq

A historic town in the Qalamoun mountains