Folio 01 · Cities

Major Syrian cities & provinces.

From the Mediterranean coast to the Euphrates valley, thirteen cities chart the geography and civilisations of Syria across ten thousand years.

Damascus, Damascus Governorate — The world's oldest continuously inhabited capital

Dalil / 01 · Damascus Governorate

Damascus

The world's oldest continuously inhabited capital

33.5138° N · 36.2962° EExplore →
Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate — City of the citadel, soap, and silk-road souqs

Dalil / 02 · Aleppo Governorate

Aleppo

City of the citadel, soap, and silk-road souqs

36.2021° N · 37.1343° EExplore →
Homs, Homs Governorate — Ancient Emesa — gateway between coast and desert

Dalil / 03 · Homs Governorate

Homs

Ancient Emesa — gateway between coast and desert

34.7307° N · 36.7233° EExplore →
Hama, Hama Governorate — City of the wooden norias on the Orontes

Dalil / 04 · Hama Governorate

Hama

City of the wooden norias on the Orontes

35.1318° N · 36.7578° EExplore →
Idlib, Idlib Governorate — Gateway to the Dead Cities of Northern Syria

Dalil / 05 · Idlib Governorate

Idlib

Gateway to the Dead Cities of Northern Syria

35.9306° N · 36.6339° EExplore →
Daraa, Daraa Governorate — Granary of the Hauran on the road to Mecca

Dalil / 06 · Daraa Governorate

Daraa

Granary of the Hauran on the road to Mecca

32.6189° N · 36.1021° EExplore →
Bosra, Daraa Governorate — Black basalt capital of Roman Arabia

Dalil / 07 · Daraa Governorate

Bosra

Black basalt capital of Roman Arabia

32.5179° N · 36.4814° EExplore →
Palmyra, Homs Governorate — Pearl of the desert, oasis of caravans

Dalil / 08 · Homs Governorate

Palmyra

Pearl of the desert, oasis of caravans

34.5562° N · 38.2698° EExplore →
Latakia, Latakia Governorate — Syria's principal Mediterranean port

Dalil / 09 · Latakia Governorate

Latakia

Syria's principal Mediterranean port

35.5317° N · 35.7915° EExplore →
Tartus, Tartus Governorate — Crusader Tortosa on the Phoenician coast

Dalil / 10 · Tartus Governorate

Tartus

Crusader Tortosa on the Phoenician coast

34.8889° N · 35.8867° EExplore →
Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate — Syria's Euphrates city

Dalil / 11 · Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Deir ez-Zor

Syria's Euphrates city

35.3333° N · 40.1500° EExplore →
Raqqa, Ar-Raqqa Governorate — Once an Abbasid imperial capital

Dalil / 12 · Ar-Raqqa Governorate

Raqqa

Once an Abbasid imperial capital

35.9500° N · 39.0167° EExplore →
Maaloula, Rif Dimashq Governorate — The cliff village where Aramaic is still spoken

Dalil / 13 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Maaloula

The cliff village where Aramaic is still spoken

33.8464° N · 36.5453° EExplore →
Safita, Tartus Governorate — A white Crusader tower above green coastal hills

Dalil / 14 · Tartus Governorate

Safita

A white Crusader tower above green coastal hills

34.8206° N · 36.1178° EExplore →
Marmarita, Homs Governorate — The summer heart of the Valley of the Christians

Dalil / 15 · Homs Governorate

Marmarita

The summer heart of the Valley of the Christians

34.7367° N · 36.2114° EExplore →
Bloudan, Rif Dimashq Governorate — Damascus's mountain balcony at 1,500 metres

Dalil / 16 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Bloudan

Damascus's mountain balcony at 1,500 metres

33.7256° N · 36.1178° EExplore →
Zabadani, Rif Dimashq Governorate — Spring-fed valley town at the source of the Barada

Dalil / 17 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Zabadani

Spring-fed valley town at the source of the Barada

33.7247° N · 36.1006° EExplore →
Yabroud, Rif Dimashq Governorate — A temple of Zeus turned cathedral in the Qalamoun

Dalil / 18 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Yabroud

A temple of Zeus turned cathedral in the Qalamoun

33.9678° N · 36.6572° EExplore →
Qara, Rif Dimashq Governorate — Medieval frescoes on the desert-edge highway

Dalil / 19 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Qara

Medieval frescoes on the desert-edge highway

34.1553° N · 36.7414° EExplore →
Al-Nabk, Rif Dimashq Governorate — Gateway to the desert monastery of Mar Musa

Dalil / 20 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Al-Nabk

Gateway to the desert monastery of Mar Musa

34.0225° N · 36.7286° EExplore →
Qatana, Rif Dimashq Governorate — Orchard town under the shadow of Mount Hermon

Dalil / 21 · Rif Dimashq Governorate

Qatana

Orchard town under the shadow of Mount Hermon

33.4372° N · 36.0764° EExplore →
Afrin, Aleppo Governorate — Olive country and the Iron Age temple of Ain Dara

Dalil / 22 · Aleppo Governorate

Afrin

Olive country and the Iron Age temple of Ain Dara

36.5117° N · 36.8694° EExplore →
A'zaz, Aleppo Governorate — Crusader battlefield town on the northern border

Dalil / 23 · Aleppo Governorate

A'zaz

Crusader battlefield town on the northern border

36.5867° N · 37.0464° EExplore →
Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate — Farming town between Homs and the Lebanese border

Dalil / 24 · Homs Governorate

Al-Qusayr

Farming town between Homs and the Lebanese border

34.5106° N · 36.5794° EExplore →
Tadmur (Palmyra Town), Homs Governorate — The modern oasis town beside the ancient city

Dalil / 25 · Homs Governorate

Tadmur (Palmyra Town)

The modern oasis town beside the ancient city

34.5559° N · 38.2839° EExplore →
Burj Islam, Latakia Governorate — Latakia's northern beach village of open sand and pine ridges

Dalil / 26 · Latakia Governorate

Burj Islam

Latakia's northern beach village of open sand and pine ridges

35.6486° N · 35.7472° EExplore →
Salib al-Turkman, Latakia Governorate — Quiet coves and clear water between Latakia and Burj Islam

Dalil / 27 · Latakia Governorate

Salib al-Turkman

Quiet coves and clear water between Latakia and Burj Islam

35.6167° N · 35.7556° EExplore →
Shahba, As-Suwayda Governorate — The black basalt Roman city of Philippopolis, built by an Arab emperor

Dalil / 28 · As-Suwayda Governorate

Shahba

The black basalt Roman city of Philippopolis, built by an Arab emperor

32.8547° N · 36.6297° EExplore →