Syria ZIP Code Dataset

Comprehensive Syria address formats, coordinates, administrative divisions and time zones. There is no postal code system in this country.

Sample Dataset Syria

ISOCountryLanguageRegion 1Region 2Region 3Region 4LocalityLatitudeLongitudeTimezone
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aابين- عفرين36.46697436.992952Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعفرين36.51109436.865523Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبابليت36.48273336.827748Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباعي36.35993136.866214Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباصلحايا36.46075736.953540Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباصوفان36.34107936.873623Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباسوطة36.43194636.870973Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبراد36.38592936.899004Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالبصلية36.43616936.928048Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبتيتة36.46089636.836325Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبرج عبد الله36.41178136.862564Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبرج حيدر36.34296836.902854Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعين دارة36.46454736.866095Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aاناب36.51908736.954314Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aاسكان36.35349236.807785Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aفافرتين36.32019936.906127Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aغزاوية عفرين36.37599936.840319Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالهوى36.52321736.911209Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aجلبل36.48438336.968702Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكباشين36.33230336.917458Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفير36.42146336.859428Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفر بطرة36.46297936.813690Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفرميز36.55877036.941902Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفرشيل36.51050236.832535Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفر زيد36.41305336.810918Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكوكبة36.45174036.836422Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالخضراء36.54104736.795121Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aخالدية عفرين36.50575636.924348Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكيمار36.42373636.896222Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمعراتة36.50037836.800617Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمريمين عفرين36.53043636.949602Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمعرستة الخطيب36.56055936.959250Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالنيرة36.52363936.803610Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعقيبة36.43821536.968035Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aقرزيحل36.46644236.887507Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشوارغة الأرز36.52732636.995990Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشوارغة الجوز36.55051036.959949Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشيخ الدير36.36874636.829344Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aتل طويل36.52434836.862361Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aتللف36.43530336.802653Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالظريفة36.49556136.882593Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aزهرةالحياة36.42977437.013033Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالزيارة عفرين36.42228737.004934Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالزريقات36.47791036.931782Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aأبل36.69364036.846184Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aعلي الأطرش عليك ار36.79023136.783877Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aعشاني36.69595436.784258Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aبالي كوي36.78638536.835568Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aبلبل36.76965636.819347Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aدير حسن36.66244936.844318Asia/Damascus
ISOCountryLanguageRegion 1Region 2Region 3Region 4LocalityLatitudeLongitudeTimezone
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aابين- عفرين36.46697436.992952Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعفرين36.51109436.865523Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبابليت36.48273336.827748Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباعي36.35993136.866214Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباصلحايا36.46075736.953540Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباصوفان36.34107936.873623Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aباسوطة36.43194636.870973Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبراد36.38592936.899004Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالبصلية36.43616936.928048Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبتيتة36.46089636.836325Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبرج عبد الله36.41178136.862564Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aبرج حيدر36.34296836.902854Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعين دارة36.46454736.866095Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aاناب36.51908736.954314Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aاسكان36.35349236.807785Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aفافرتين36.32019936.906127Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aغزاوية عفرين36.37599936.840319Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالهوى36.52321736.911209Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aجلبل36.48438336.968702Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكباشين36.33230336.917458Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفير36.42146336.859428Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفر بطرة36.46297936.813690Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفرميز36.55877036.941902Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفرشيل36.51050236.832535Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكفر زيد36.41305336.810918Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكوكبة36.45174036.836422Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالخضراء36.54104736.795121Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aخالدية عفرين36.50575636.924348Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aكيمار36.42373636.896222Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمعراتة36.50037836.800617Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمريمين عفرين36.53043636.949602Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aمعرستة الخطيب36.56055936.959250Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالنيرة36.52363936.803610Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aعقيبة36.43821536.968035Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aقرزيحل36.46644236.887507Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشوارغة الأرز36.52732636.995990Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشوارغة الجوز36.55051036.959949Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aشيخ الدير36.36874636.829344Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aتل طويل36.52434836.862361Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aتللف36.43530336.802653Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالظريفة36.49556136.882593Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aزهرةالحياة36.42977437.013033Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالزيارة عفرين36.42228737.004934Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينمركز عفرينN/Aالزريقات36.47791036.931782Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aأبل36.69364036.846184Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aعلي الأطرش عليك ار36.79023136.783877Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aعشاني36.69595436.784258Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aبالي كوي36.78638536.835568Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aبلبل36.76965636.819347Asia/Damascus
SYسورياARحلبعفرينبلبلN/Aدير حسن36.66244936.844318Asia/Damascus
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Explore Our Syria ZIP code coverage

The map shows our Syria postal code coverage with major cities and postal code distribution.

Syria postal guidelines as country without ZIP codes

Syria does not currently employ a standardized national postal code system for mail delivery. Instead, the addressing system relies on descriptive information such as administrative divisions, specific localities, street names, building identifiers, and local landmarks. This reliance on unstructured data presents significant challenges for modern address standardization, automated validation, and accurate geolocation.

Address Structure

Typical address components include:

  • Addressee name
  • Street and number or PO Box
  • Locality
  • Country name in full

Administrative Hierarchy Used

  • Capital (دمشق)/Governorates (محافظات)
  • Districts (النواحي)
  • Sub-districts (المناطق)

Management & Authority

The primary postal authority for Syria is Etablissement général des postes.

Key Challenges

  • No consistent identifier for addresses, making it harder to reference locations in a structured way
  • Greater reliance on landmarks and informal directions, which can create ambiguity across localities
  • More manual address checking required to reduce failed deliveries
  • Less efficient distance estimation for couriers and logistics planning
  • Harder data integration and comparability for organizations working across multiple countries
  • Increased vulnerability to delivery errors and delays in the logistics chain

Our location dataset for Syria

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Syria boundaries

Comprehensive boundary data from GeoPostcodes for all Syria territories, and administrative divisions.

Syria Administrative Divisions

The database follows a standardized and unified structure you can integrate without becoming an expert in each country’s unique administrative hierarchy.

Key Features:

  • 247 countries
  • Unified global hierarchy
  • Up to 5 administrative levels
  • Includes complex geographies

Syria Address Format

The GeoPostcodes database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Syria, ensuring a smooth address validation experience.

Our database offers comprehensive address validation to reduce delivery errors and improve efficiency.

Address validation - Syria address validation

Comprehensive Syria city, and address data to verify and correct existing addresses at input, post-entry, or in bulk.

Coverage Statistics

344

Provinces & Territories

5596

Cities & Towns

Available File Formats

Choose from multiple data formats to seamlessly integrate Syria postal code data into your systems
CSV Format

Comma-separated values for
spreadsheet applications and data analysis tools

GeoJSON Format

JavaScript Object Notation for
web applications and modern development

GML Format

Extensible Markup Language for enterprise systems and legacy applications

DAT Format

Database-ready SQL scripts for
direct import into your systems

Data Dictionary

Comprehensive field definitions and data specifications for the Syria postal code dataset
Field nameField typeDescriptionComments
ISOChar(2)ISO 3166-1 Country codeThe ISO 3166-1 standard is published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and defines a unique code for the name of each country. The country codes are represented as a two-letter code (alpha-2).
CountryChar(50)Country name
LanguageChar(2)Language codeWhen there are several official languages in the country, or for countries using a non-Latin alphabet, we provide the names in different languages. The language field contains the language code and allows you to select a specific version.
Region1
Region2
Region3
Region4
Char(80)
Administrative division level 1
Administrative division level 2
Administrative division level 3
Administrative division level 4
These fields contain the name of administrative divisions for each available level. If not applicable, the value '-' will be indicated.
LocalityChar(80)Locality nameContains the settlement name. The type of settlement may vary depending on the country (city, town, village, etc..).
PostcodeChar(15)ZIP / Postal codeIn countries/places where there is no postal code in use, this field is left empty. The postcode structure varies for each country.
Latitude
Longitude
DoublePlace coordinates (WGS84 coordinates)These fields contain the geographic coordinates related to the specific locality and postal code of the record. The geographical position is usually precise to about one hundred meters and corresponds to the center of the locality. All our files are created using the World Geodetic System standard WGS 84. The corresponding SRID reference is EPSG:4326.
TimezoneChar(30)Time zone name (Olson)Following the timezones defined in the IANA tz database (sometimes called Olson database).

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Postal code samples

Postal Code Database

Global dataset containing all administrative divisions, cities and ZIP codes.

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Key features

  • 247 Countries
  • 9,9M Coordinates
  • 9,3M ZIP codes
  • 400 Time zones
  • 4M Cities and Towns
  • 116K UNLOCODES

Specifications

  • Coverage: Global
  • Format: CSV, ASC, DAT, GML, GeoJSON, KML, Shapefile (SHP)
Street address dataset

Address Database

International dataset with all administrative areas, cities, ZIP codes, streets, and house numbers.

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Key features

  • 81 Countries
  • 299 languages
  • 26,5M streets
  • 400 time zones
  • 9.3M ZIP codes
  • 4M cities

Specifications

  • Coverage: International
  • Format: CSV, ASC, DAT, GML, KML, Shapefile (SHP), GeoJSON
Boundary polygons

Boundary Data

A global dataset of polygons representing ZIP codes and administrative areas.

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Key features

  • 247 Countries
  • Up to 6 levels
  • 1,7M boundaries
  • High-precision
  • 245K Admin areas
  • Visualization

Specifications

  • Coverage: Global
  • Format: GeoJSON, Geopackage, KML, Shapefile (SHP)
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Population Database

Global population estimates at postal code and administrative level covering a span of 55 years: past, present, and future.

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Key features

  • 247 Countries
  • 243K Admin areas
  • 55 year span
  • Yearly updates
  • 645K ZIP codes

Specifications

  • Coverage: International
  • Format: CSV, ASC

Use cases for the international ZIP code database

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Address Validation

Capture accurate addresses for every country and territory in the world, in any language, and match local requirements.

Reporting and business intelligence

Ensure compliant and accurate reports across your organization. Enhance data analysis with location intelligence.

Logistics and shipping

Design and optimize your distribution network, plan your pick-up and drop-off locations, reduce costs and improve visibility over your shipping.

Map and visualization

Analyze complex trends and discover actionable insights. Build engaging and intuitive map-based data visualizations.

Master data management

Rely on a single source of truth to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness across your systems and organization.

Sales and marketing

Segment customers for site selection, analytics, geofencing, campaigns, mapping, and targeted ads.

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Updated: September 1, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Damascus does not have a ZIP code. Syria does not use postal codes; addresses there are based on governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and street or PO Box details.
Syria does not use 5-digit ZIP codes — or any postal code system at all. Mail is sorted and delivered using governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and the recipient’s street or PO Box.
No. Syria does not use ZIP codes or any postal code system. The national postal operator, Etablissement général des postes, delivers mail using descriptive addresses (locality, street or PO Box, and the country name) rather than postcodes.

No. Syria does not have a postal code system. There is a postal operator (Etablissement général des postes), but mail is routed using governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and street or PO Box details rather than a numeric or alphanumeric postcode.

No town in Syria has the ZIP code 12345. Syria does not use postal codes; “12345” is a US ZIP code format and is not assigned to any place in Syria.
No. Syria does not use ZIP codes like the United States. The country has no postal code system; addresses rely on governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and street or PO Box details.
No. Syria does not have a ZIP code system. Etablissement général des postes handles national mail based on the recipient’s locality, street or PO Box, and the country name, without using postcodes.
The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code “SY” is sometimes mistaken for a ZIP code, but Syria does not use postal codes. “SY” identifies the country in international standards and forms; it is not a mailing or postal code.

Addressee name
Street and number or PO Box
Locality
Country name in full

Example:
[Recipient name]
PO Box 1234
Damascus
SYRIA

Syria does not have a ZIP code. The country does not operate a postal code system; addresses use governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and street or PO Box details to direct mail.
Syria does not have a postal code format because the country does not use postal codes. Mail is delivered using descriptive addresses (locality, street or PO Box, and the country name), without any numeric or alphanumeric postcode.
ZIP codes in Syria have no digits, because the country does not use a postal code system. Addresses are based on governorates, districts, and sub-districts, locality names, and street or PO Box details.
No. Addresses in Syria do not include ZIP codes because the country has no postal code system. A typical address shows the recipient’s name, then Street and number or PO Box, Locality, and finally the country name in full.