Syria - Facts

*** ALERT: This is a war zone and yachts should not attempt to visit. As such, we have moved Syria to our inactive country list.  ***

Syria Country Updates

Due to ongoing armed conflict in Syria, we are not seeing users access Syria information regularly. We are prioritizing and focusing efforts on keeping the most visited countries up to date.

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Syria Facts for Sailors

• This is a war zone and yachts should not attempt to visit.
• Syria lies on the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean, which used to be called the Levant as the sun rose there.  The capital Damascus is reputed to be the city which has been continually inhabited for the longest period in the world.
• The coast lacks natural harbors and the country is only worth visiting for the ancient sites to be found inland or such medieval landmarks as the Crusader castle Krak des Chevaliers.
• The situation in the country makes it unsafe to visit.