About Syria

Explore Syria through its cities, governorates, heritage and everyday life.

Life and Culture in Syria

Life and Culture in Syria brings together two ways of getting to know a place: looking closely at its built heritage and asking…

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Syria by Region

Regional research gives a property search a useful shape. It helps you distinguish a city from its wider governorate, identify the landscape around…

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Cities and Governorates

Explore Syria through its cities, their surroundings and the places that give each destination its identity. This collection begins with Damascus and Aleppo,…

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The Citadel of Aleppo entrance bridge and fortified gateway above its sloping mound, photographed in 2010.

Aleppo: Understanding the Historic City and Its Landmarks

Explore the context of historic Aleppo and its landmarks, with practical ways to distinguish heritage information from current property and location evidence.

View over As-Suwayda city from Tal Ahmar, photographed by Shadi Alashkar on 5 October 2012.

As-Suwayda Governorate: Towns, Landscapes and Local Research

Explore As-Suwayda Governorate by verifying the exact town and address, comparing dated images with present conditions, and checking each building and its records.

Archive view of a stone wall and buildings in Izra, Daraa Governorate, photographed by Frank Kidner in 1996.

Daraa Governorate: Planning Your Location Research

Research a Daraa Governorate property by moving from regional labels to a verified address, dated local evidence and independent building and document checks.

Interior seating and stage of the Roman theatre in Bosra, photographed by Wurzelgnohm in October 2007.

Bosra: A Guide to Its Historic Urban Landscape

Explore Bosra beyond its Roman theatre: understand its layered historic landscape, UNESCO status, archive photographs and property-specific research limits.

Archive panorama of Damascus from Es-Salahiyeh, photographed between 1898 and 1914 in the Matson Collection.

Damascus Governorate and Rural Damascus: Understanding the Difference

Distinguish Damascus Governorate from Rural Damascus when researching a property: verify its address, route, records and building-specific services.

Azem Palace courtyard in Damascus with patterned paving, a fountain and a striped stone facade, photographed in 2008.

Damascus: Reading the City Through Its Historic Centre

Understand Damascus through its historic centre and learn how to separate cultural context, archive photographs and property-specific location research.