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Syria.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Jableh, Syria
Gold
Mountain villages

Jableh

Syria

This Mediterranean coastal town in northwestern Syria, Jableh holds the tomb and mosque of Ibrahim Bin Adham, a Sufi mystic who, according to tradition, reno…

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Bab Sharqi, Syria
Gold

Bab Sharqi

Syria

The only original Roman gate still standing in Damascus, Bab Sharqi — also called the Gate of the Sun — is the sole survivor among the ancient city's gates t…

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Safita, Syria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Safita

Syria

Dominated by Chastel Blanc, a Crusader-built fortress that once allowed the town to control the surrounding region, Safita spreads across three hilltops in S…

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Harim, Syria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Harim

Syria

Harim, a Syrian city in Idlib Governorate near the Turkish border, is known for its mineral springs, green orchards, and agricultural produce — particularly…

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Dayr az Zawr, Syria
Silver
Ancient & archaeological sites

Dayr az Zawr

Syria

Sitting on the Euphrates in eastern Syria, Deir ez-Zor is the largest city in the region and the administrative capital of its governorate.

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Hama, Syria
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Hama

Syria

Hama's seventeen norias — waterwheel monuments on the Orontes River claimed to date back to 1100 BC — are the defining image of this west-central Syrian city…

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Kaff al-Jaa, Syria
Silver
Mountain villages

Kaff al-Jaa

Syria

A small Syrian mountain village spread across the western slopes of the Latakia highlands, where forested ridgelines frame a broad valley and white-walled ho…

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Al Muzayrib, Syria
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Al Muzayrib

Syria

A town in southern Syria's Daraa Governorate, Al Muzayrib sits near the Jordanian border and is home to a lake that shares its name, which has made it a loca…

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Baniyas, Syria
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Baniyas

Syria

A Mediterranean coastal town in Syria's Tartus Governorate, Baniyas sits on the shore with the Crusader fortress of Margat (Qalʻat al-Marqab) — a massive Kni…

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Abu Qubays, Syria
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Abu Qubays

Syria

This little Syrian village in the al-Ghab plain where a substantial medieval stone castle crowns a scrub-covered hilltop, its ruined walls rising dramaticall…

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Armanaz, Syria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Armanaz

Syria

Armanaz, a town in northwestern Syria's Idlib Governorate near the Turkish border, is the only place in northern Syria with a tradition of artisan glass manu…

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Masyaf, Syria
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Masyaf

Syria

Masyaf is a Syrian town in the hills of Hama Governorate, known above all for its large medieval castle that served as the headquarters of the Nizari Ismaili…

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Salamiyah, Syria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Salamiyah

Syria

Salamiyah is a city in central Syria, southeast of Hama, with historic significance as the early headquarters of Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah, who founded the Fa…

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Zakiyah, Syria
Silver

Zakiyah

Syria

This Syrian town southwest of Damascus, set amid broad green agricultural plains with dramatic snow-capped mountains rising behind, offering a gateway to the…

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`Ayn Shiqaq, Syria
Silver

`Ayn Shiqaq

Syria

This compact town in northwestern Syria's Latakia Governorate, `Ayn Shiqaq is the birthplace of Syrian poet Nadim Muhammad (1907–1994) and serves as the admi…

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Ma`arrat an Nu`man, Syria
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Ma`arrat an Nu`man

Syria

Birthplace of the medieval Arab poet and philosopher Abu al-Alaa al-Ma'arri, this city in northwestern Syria sits on the ancient highway between Aleppo and H…

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Al Mayadin, Syria
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Al Mayadin

Syria

A town on the Euphrates in eastern Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Al Mayadin sits on the site of the ancient settlement formerly known as al-Rahba, with th…

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Tartus, Syria
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Tartus

Syria

A Mediterranean port city on Syria's coast with a walkable centre dense with cafés, restaurants, and historic churches, Tartus is the country's second larges…

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Douma, Syria
Gold
Ancient & archaeological sites

Douma

Syria

A city in Syria's Ghouta region just northeast of Damascus, Douma traces its origins to the Aramaic era and holds a substantial concentration of mosques — mo…

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Saraqib, Syria
Bronze
Ancient & archaeological sites

Saraqib

Syria

This town in northwestern Syria's Idlib Governorate sitting at the intersection of the M4 and M5 motorways, Saraqib serves as a strategic crossroads between…

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Al-Hasakah, Syria
Bronze
Ancient & archaeological sites

Al-Hasakah

Syria

A city in northeastern Syria where the Khabur and Jaghjagh rivers meet, Al-Hasakah is home to a concentration of historic churches in its centre, reflecting…

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Inkhil, Syria
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Inkhil

Syria

A town in southern Syria's Daraa Governorate, on the Hauran plain just east of the Golan Heights, Inkhil carries a layered history: its Arabic name is said t…

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Qanawat, Syria
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Qanawat

Syria

One of Syria's most significant Roman archaeological sites, Qanawat — known in antiquity as Canatha — was once a city of the Decapolis, the league of ten Gre…

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Khabab, Syria
Bronze

Khabab

Syria

This town in the Hauran plain of southern Syria, Khabab sits on an elevated plateau and carries a substantial Christian heritage: historically a seat of the…

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Imtan, Syria
Bronze
Ancient & archaeological sites

Imtan

Syria

Highland village in the southern part of Jabal al-Druze in Syria's Suwayda Governorate, Imtan sits at elevation and carries a history stretching back thousan…

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Shaykh Miskin, Syria
Bronze

Shaykh Miskin

Syria

This town in the Hauran plain of southern Syria's Daraa Governorate, Shaykh Miskin sits at a road junction connecting Damascus, As-Suwayda, and Quneitra to t…

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Darayya, Syria
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Darayya

Syria

Damascus suburb whose Aramaic name — meaning "House of Vision," a reference to the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Apostle Paul — points to its ancient roo…

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Gold

Harasta

Syria

Syrian town with a notable density of historic churches, set at the water's edge with upland country nearby and several UNESCO-listed sites within reach acro…

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Gold

Qatana

Syria

Syrian town set in upland country with water nearby, Qatana sits within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites scattered across the wider region.

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Gold

Kharaba

Syria

Tiny Syrian settlement sitting directly at the water's edge, with upland country close by and several UNESCO World Heritage sites within reach of the wider r…

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Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Khan Shaykhun

Syria

A Syrian town in upland country with water nearby and access to a wider region rich in UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a potential base for exploring…

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Silver

Al-Hamidiyah

Syria

A Syrian town within easy reach of water and upland terrain, Al-Hamidiyah sits in a region dotted with UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a practical bas…

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Silver

Khan Arnabah

Syria

This tiny Syrian settlement within walking distance of water and close to upland terrain, Khan Arnabah sits in a region that includes UNESCO World Heritage s…

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Silver

Kafr Nasij

Syria

This modest Syrian village in upland country, within walking distance of water and positioned in a wider region that holds several UNESCO World Heritage site…

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Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Tafas

Syria

Syrian town of moderate size set near upland country and within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a practical base for exploring the re…

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Silver

Binnish

Syria

This Syrian town set directly at the water's edge, with upland country close by and a wider region rich in UNESCO World Heritage sites worth exploring as a b…

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Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Jasim

Syria

A Syrian town set in upland country with water nearby, Jasim sits within reach of the wider region's UNESCO-recognized heritage sites, making it a practical…

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Silver

Al Qardahah

Syria

This tiny Syrian town close to upland country and within reach of a UNESCO World Heritage site in the wider region, making it a practical base for exploring…

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Bronze

Zamalka

Syria

A small Syrian town with a notable concentration of historic churches for its size, set within walking distance of water and close to upland country, with se…

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Bronze

Sarmin

Syria

This Syrian town within reach of upland country and water, set amid a region rich with UNESCO World Heritage sites that reward curious travellers willing to…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Kafr Takharim

Syria

A Syrian market town set in upland country, within reach of water and surrounded by a region rich in UNESCO World Heritage sites that reward wider exploration.

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Bronze

Tasil

Syria

This small Syrian town within walking distance of water and close to upland terrain, sitting in a wider region that includes UNESCO World Heritage sites wort…

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Bronze

Kafr Shams

Syria

This tiny Syrian town sitting directly at the water's edge, with upland country close by and a UNESCO World Heritage site within reach for day-trippers explo…

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Bronze

Maskanah

Syria

A tiny Syrian town set in upland country, with open terrain and a short drive to water, offering a glimpse into rural life in this historically layered region.

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Bronze

Akhtarin

Syria

This small Syrian town within walking distance of water and close to upland terrain, set in a wider region rich with UNESCO-listed heritage sites worth explo…

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Bronze

Darat `Izzah

Syria

A compact Syrian town within reach of upland terrain and water, set amid a wider region rich with UNESCO-listed heritage sites worth exploring on a longer jo…

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Bronze

Ad Daliyah

Syria

A compact Syrian settlement within walking distance of water and close to upland terrain, with a wider region that includes UNESCO World Heritage sites worth…

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Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

'Amuda

Syria

A mid-sized Syrian town set among gently rolling hills, with water within easy reach, offering a glimpse into everyday northeastern Syrian life away from the…

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Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

Taftanaz

Syria

This compact Syrian upland town within reach of the region's remarkable concentration of UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a practical base for explorin…

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