When to go
The best times to visit Syria are April-May and September-October
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Security
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Single Woman
A single woman can travel in Syria without any problem; the Syrians are friendly and reliable.
Population
Syrians are not aggressive and modest; travelers in Syria can not meet with people with honest intentions and friendly.
Languages Spoken
The official language of Syria is Arabic. English is rapidly emerging as the foreign language of choice, and French becomes important but remains secondary.
The Arab world
The Arabs do not need a visa, just to be in possession of a valid passport.
Other
Individual travelers can obtain their visas from the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic or consulate of their country of residence. A multiple-entry visa is required for travelers wishing to return to Syria after a trip to Lebanon or Jordan. For European countries, Japan, North America and the South, traveling in groups or individually, can get the Syrian visa on arrival at the airport or land borders.
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NB
The identity card is sufficient for the Lebanese.
Travelers have a passport with a visa stamp or Israel, or not used, or an output buffer of the Egyptian or Jordanian border with Israel, will not be allowed into Syria, even with a valid Syrian visa.
Rahhala Estimation
A falafel sandwich: 10 to 25 LS, shawarma A: 30 to 60 LS, a solid meal at a cheap price, with a drink: LS 125 to 250 (more expensive in town, up LS 350 to the sea, meat is more expensive than chicken, except at Deir az Zor), Coffee: 20 to 25 LS (up to 35 in old Damascus), a taxi ride in town: 25 to LS 100, between sites and museums: 75 or 150 LS (LS 10 or 15 vec card international student)
Lodgings & Costs
There are in Syria four hundred hotels of different categories to suit all budgets. There are also international hotel chains or with the international Sheraton (Damascus), Méridien (Damascus-Lattakia), cham (Damascus, Aleppo, Safita, Hama, Latakia, Deir-Ezzor, Bosra, Palmyra). Houses There are many youth and university halls of residence in Damascus, Aleppo and Latakia are open during the school holidays.
Bottom price: 400 to 700 LS.
Means :1500 to 3000 LS.
High : 7500 to 10000 LS.
Change
1 Euro = 64 Syrian Pounds
1 Dollar = 50 Syrian Pounds
Flights to Syria
Damascus, the main airport, is connected with all continents by the national airline Syrianair, either by large international companies. Thus airports Aleppo and Lattakia.
Transports
Movement in Syria is not difficult.
Plane: there are few national airlines with Syrian Air.
Train: there is a train line that runs through Syria. The train is old and slow but cheap.
Bus: they provide many routes throughout the country.
Car: the road network is fairly well maintained, but traffic is often chaotic. It is possible to rent a car.
Events & most important Festivals
Shows Whirling Dervishes
May: Festival of Palmyra
July: Festival de la Chanson Syrienne, Aleppo.
August: Festival of Love and Peace, Lattakia.
September: Fair Book Library el-Assad, Damascus.
Raisin Festival, Suweida.
Bosra Festival (every two years)
Festival of the Silk Road
October: Cotton Festival, Aleppo
November: Damascus Film Festival (biennially)
Activities in Syria
The many archaeological sites certainly absorb most of your time but take the time to stroll through the souks of Damascus and Aleppo in particular to make purchases.
Discover the hammam, especially at night.
Some restaurants in Damascus and Aleppo offer musical evenings. Concerts and performances take place Whirling Dervishes sometimes Bimaristan Argun, in Aleppo. They are unforgettable.
Music, books, movies, and more
Music :
The dance in a circle male Dabke is highly valued by the population. It is naturally accompanied the duo of the zurna and Davulis.
Movies :The dance in a circle male Dabke is highly valued by the population. It is naturally accompanied the duo of the zurna and Davulis.
Books : To read
the poetry of Nizar Kabbani that breaks the traditional image of the Arab woman and invented a new language, close to the rich language and many images borrowed from the world of childhood.
History of Syria
Syria is a country open to the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, India, Asia Minor, the Caucasus and earth Egypt. Its history is rich because it covers civilizations that have ratified their presence by magnificent buildings and architectural.
800,000 years before the Prime man lived on hr Syrian earth.
For centuries Syria has experienced the domination of the Romans, Greeks, Byzantines, Abbasids, Fatimids, Ottomans, Mongols, Hebrew and English (as a protectorate), and each of them had a touch in the country.
1516: Under the Ottoman occupation, Syria has experienced a renaissance
1860: Syria has started to have contact with the outside world and to learn from other peoples.
1920: Occupation by France.
1925/1927: Syrian Revolt.
1941: Declaration of Independence.
1970: General Hafez al-Assad to power.
1995: Discovery of the site of the city hourite of Urkesh (-4000 years).
1997: Syria participates in the Euro-Mediterranean Conference in Malta.
2000: Death of Hafez el Assad. His son Bashar al-Assad took over.
