Where is Syria?

map showing the location of Syria — Location of Syria on a map.

What is the capital of Syria?

Located in the continent of Asia, Syrian Arab Republic covers 183,630 square kilometers of land and 1,550 square kilometers of water, making it the 89th largest nation in the world with a total area of 185,180 square kilometers.

Syria became an independent state in 1946, after gaining its sovereignty from Turkey. The population of Syria is 22,530,746 (2012) and the nation has a density of 123 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Syria is the Syrian Pound (SYP). As well, the people of Syria are refered to as Syrian.

The dialing code for the country is 963 and the top level internet domain for Syrian sites is .sy.

Syria shares land borders with 5 countries: Turkey, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon.

To learn more, visit our detailed Syrian Arab Republic section.

Quick facts

Population	22,530,746
Density	122.7 / km² ( 317.8 / mi² )
Language	Arabic
Independence Year	1946
Capital	Damascus (Dimashq)
Currency	Syrian Pound
GDP	40,405,006,007 (2007 data)
GDP per Capita	1,793 (2007 data)
Land Area	183,630 km² (70,900 mi²)
Water Area	1,550 km² (598 mi²)
Neighbouring Countries	Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey
Minimum Longitude	35.610
Maximum Longitude	42.370
Mininum Latitude	32.310
Maximum Latitude	37.320

What is the capital of Syria?

Damascus is the capital city of Syria. It has a population of 1,569,394, and is located on a latitue of 33.51 and longitude of 36.29.

Damascus is also the political center of Syria, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.

Quick Facts About Damascus, the Capital Of Syria

City	Damascus
Country	Syria
Population	1,569,394
Longitude	36.29128000
Latitude	33.51020000
Elevation	701 meters over sea level

Most popular cities in Syria

Rank	City	Population
#1	Aleppo	1,602,264
#2	Damascus	1,569,394
#3	Homs	775,404
#4	Hamah	460,602
#5	Latakia	340,181
#6	Deir ez-Zor	242,565
#7	Ar Raqqah	177,636
#8	Al Bab	130,745
#9	Idlib	128,840
#10	Douma	111,864
#11	Dar'a	97,969
#12	As Safirah	95,832
#13	As Salamiyah	94,887
#14	Tartouss	89,457
#15	Ath Thawrah	87,880
#16	Al Hasakah	81,539
#17	Darayya	71,596
#18	Manbij	68,888
#19	I`zaz	66,138
#20	Jablah	65,915