Asia · Western AsiaSY · +963
Country profile / SY
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Locally: سوريا
Capital
Damascus
Region
Asia
ISO
SY
Local time in Syria
live · IANADamascus
Asia/Damascus
Reference ledger
CapitalDamascusAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic1 listed
CurrenciesSyrian pound1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Damascus1 IANA identifier
Area185,180 km²Ranked 89 of 241 by area
Dialing+963International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 63% of places in this atlas.
At 185,180 km², Syria ranks 89 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#89by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code SY is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +963 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Damascus should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOSY
Borders5
Time zones1