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97 documented places so far, filterable by governorate, place type, civilization and UNESCO status.

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47 places

Mount Qasioun Viewpoint, Syria

Mount Qasioun Viewpoint

The city laid out below

Mount Qasioun · Damascus

Maaloula, Syria

Maaloula

A village in the cliffs

Maaloula · Rif Dimashq

Zabadani, Syria

Zabadani

Orchards in a mountain basin

Zabadani · Rif Dimashq

Barada Valley, Syria
Hidden gem

Barada Valley

The river that made Damascus

Barada Valley · Rif Dimashq

Ghouta Orchards, Syria
Hidden gem

Ghouta Orchards

The oasis belt

Darayya · Rif Dimashq

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syria
UNESCOHidden gem

Ancient Villages of Northern Syria

The Dead Cities

Saint Simeon Region · Aleppo

Afrin Countryside, Syria
Hidden gem

Afrin Countryside

Olive hills of the north-west

Afrin · Aleppo

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria
UNESCO

Krak des Chevaliers

The great crusader castle

Al-Hosn · Homs

Palmyra, Syria
UNESCO

Palmyra

The Bride of the Desert

Tadmur (Palmyra) · Homs

Al-Hawash, Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Hawash

Green edge of the Homs countryside

Al-Hawash · Homs

Lake Homs, Syria
Hidden gem

Lake Homs

Open water in the Homs gap

Homs · Homs

Norias of Hama, Syria

Norias of Hama

Wooden wheels on the Orontes

Hama · Hama

Orontes River, Syria

Orontes River

The river that runs north

Hama · Hama

Apamea, Syria
Hidden gem

Apamea

A colonnade nearly two kilometres long

Qalaat al-Madiq · Hama

Shayzar Castle, Syria
Hidden gem

Shayzar Castle

A ridge above the Orontes

Shayzar · Hama

Al-Ghab Plain, Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Ghab Plain

Wetland farmland under the mountains

Al-Ghab Plain · Hama

Ugarit (Ras Shamra), Syria

Ugarit (Ras Shamra)

Where the alphabet was reimagined

Ras Shamra · Latakia

Ras Ibn Hani, Syria
Hidden gem

Ras Ibn Hani

A Bronze Age site on the shore

Latakia · Latakia

Seven Lakes, Syria
Hidden gem

Seven Lakes

Still water in the mountains

Al-Haffah · Latakia

Ras al-Bassit, Syria
Hidden gem

Ras al-Bassit

Dark sand and clear water

Ras al-Bassit · Latakia

Wadi Qandil, Syria
Hidden gem

Wadi Qandil

A valley that ends at the sea

Wadi Qandil · Latakia

Umm al-Tuyour, Syria
Hidden gem

Umm al-Tuyour

A quiet cove on the north coast

Ras al-Bassit · Latakia

Al-Samra, Syria
Hidden gem

Al-Samra

Northern shoreline

Ras al-Bassit · Latakia

Coastal Mountain Forests, Syria

Coastal Mountain Forests

Pine, oak and altitude

Al-Haffah · Latakia