The short version: this site is free to read and provided for information only. Nothing on it is legal, investment, tax, immigration, or medical advice, and nothing on it is a guarantee about conditions in Syria. You are responsible for your own decisions, including the decision to travel. Please do not copy the content wholesale, and do tell me if something is wrong.
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This is a reference and journalism site about Syria: its history, culture, religion, languages, archaeology, geography, diaspora, economy, and the practicalities of visiting. It is provided free of charge and for general information.
It is not a travel agency, tour operator, booking platform, or agent. It arranges nothing, sells nothing, takes no commission, and is not party to any arrangement you make with a hotel, operator, guide, airline, or any other business mentioned here.
Nothing on this site is legal, investment, tax, immigration, financial, insurance, or medical advice, and nothing on it should be relied on as such.
This applies with particular force to the pages covering safety, sanctions, return, property, citizenship, and investment. Those pages summarise the public record in order to tell you what questions to ask. They are not answers for your circumstances. Decisions in those areas require qualified professional advice in your own jurisdiction.
Travel to Syria carries real risks. Conditions vary sharply by region and change quickly. Most governments maintain travel advisories concerning Syria, and standard travel insurance commonly does not provide cover where such advice is in force.
Information on this site about safety, access, roads, borders, or site openings reflects our understanding at the date shown and may be out of date, incomplete, or wrong by the time you read it. It is not a substitute for your own government's current advice, for professional security advice, or for the judgement of a licensed local guide.
You are responsible for your own decisions, including the decision to travel, where to go, and who to travel with. Nothing here is a representation or guarantee that any place, route, or activity is safe.
Content is researched and checked in good faith, and pages carry the date on which they were last reviewed. Even so, this site is written by one person about a country that is changing month to month, and errors and omissions will occur.
No warranty is given that the content is complete, accurate, or current. Where a page describes something as unverified, contested, or subject to change, please take that at face value. If you find an error, please write to corrections@visittosyria.com and see the editorial standards page for how corrections are handled.
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This site is provided as it is, without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the extent permitted by law, the publisher is not liable for any loss or damage arising from use of this site or reliance on its content, including loss arising from travel decisions, commercial decisions, or the acts of any third party mentioned here.
Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.
Please do not attempt to interfere with the operation or security of this site, to access areas you are not authorised to access, to transmit malware, or to use automated means to place an unreasonable load on the server. Access may be blocked where necessary to protect the site.
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If you are a consumer resident elsewhere in the European Union, this does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory consumer law in your country of residence.
These terms carry a version number and a date. They may be updated, and the current version is always the one published here. Material changes will be reflected in the version number.
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