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Attractions in Syria

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Syria, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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Great Mosque of Aleppo

Mosque · AleppoGreat Mosque of Aleppo

National Museum in Damascus

Museum · DamascusDamascus National Museum

A decorative knife with a patterned blade and colorful handle

Historic site · DamascusCitadel of Damascus

Mausoleum of Saladin

Shrine · DamascusSaladin Mausoleum

Sight · PalmyraPalmyra

Sight · HomsQatna

a destroyed building in a city

Sight · SyriaShahba

Roman Theatre at Palmyra

Museum · PalmyraRoman Theatre at Palmyra

a destroyed building in a city

Sight · SyriaCarchemish

National Museum of Aleppo

Museum · AleppoAleppo National Museum

Sight · LatakiaMinet el-Beida

Al-Atassi Mosque

Mosque · HomsAl Atassi Mosque

Sight · LatakiaRas Ibn Hani

Forty Martyrs Cathedral, Homs

Church · HomsForty Martyrs

Ancient City of Damascus

Sight · DamascusDamascus

Royal Palace of Ugarit

Sight · LatakiaRoyal Palace of Ugarit

Great Colonnade at Palmyra

Sight · PalmyraGreat Colonnade at Palmyra

Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

Mosque · HomsKhaled Ibn Al-Walid Mosque

Sight · SyriaSuwayda

Damascus steel knife with colorful handle

Museum · DamascusAl-Azm Palace

Sight · SyriaMargat

Armenian Forty Martyrs Cathedral

Church · AleppoArmenian Forty Martyrs Cathedral

brown concrete castle near green trees during daytime

Landmark · PalmyraQalaat Fakhr ad-Din al-Maani

a white church with a cross on top of it

Sight · HomsChurch of Saint Elian

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.