| Currency
|
Syrian
pound (SYP) |
| International
Phone Code |
+
963 |
| Local
Time |
UTC/GMT
+2 hours (DST : +1 From May To October) |
| Courier
Services |
Aramex
Tel: +963 11 3312717/3312180, Fax: 3312178
DHL Worldwide Express
Tel: +963 11 2130207/8, Fax: 8887421
Federal Express
Tel: +963 11 4420451, Fax: 4420447
TNT Express
Tel: +963 11 2245469/3322801, Fax: 3329849
UPS
Tel: +963 11 33283950/332715, Fax: 3321202
|
| International
airports |
Damascus
30km from the city centre, transfer by bus which departs every
hour or by taxi. Journey time 30mins. Tel: 2222388. Airport
departure tax: S£100.
Latest check-in time: International 2 hours, domestic 1 hour.
|
| Visa
Requirements |
Required
by all except nationals of Gulf countries and Algeria, Iraq,
Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan,
Tunisia and Yemen. Visitors holding passports containing a
visa for Israel will be refused entry. |
| Main
ports |
Banias,
Lattakia, Tartous |
| Customs
Regulations |
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco; 1 litre of spirits
and 1 litre of wine
|
| Public
Holidays |
|
New Year’s Day |
1 Jan |
*
|
Islamic New Year |
10 Feb |
*
|
Revolution Day |
8 Mar |
|
Independence Day |
17 Apr |
*
|
Prophet’s Birthday |
21 Apr |
|
Labour Day |
1 May |
|
Martyrs' Day |
6 May |
| |
October
Liberation War |
6
Oct |
| * |
Eid
Al Fitr |
3
Nov (3 days) |
| |
Christmas
Day |
25
Dec |
* |
Holidays marked with an asterisk are Islamic holiday
dates. |
|
| Other
info |
Our
services extend to all the ports of the country. In case the
port of interest is not included in the above list, please
feel free to contact us |
