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   Note: This section last updated 14th March 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   ۱٫۲۳۴٬۴۵

(where ٬ indicates the decimal separator and ٫ the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 17th June 2021

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The national language is Standard Arabic . 15 other languages are spoken. The most widespread of these are: Mespotamian Spoken Arabic (1 800 000 speakers in Eastern Syria); Najdi Spoken Arabic (500 000 speakers in the Syrian Desert); Northern Levantine Spoken Arabic (8 800 000 speakers); North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic (300 000 speakers); Armenian (320 000 speakers) and Kurmanji (Kurdish) (938 000 speakers).

There is heavy prejudice against Kurdish-speakers - its teaching in schools is forbidden and its use heavily discouraged. It is therefore unlikely to be found in addresses.

The forms of address used in Syria are:

   Sayyed           Mr
   Sayyedeh         Mrs
   Anessah          Miss

In writing this becomes:

   As-Sayyed        Mr
   As-Sayyedeh      Mrs
   Al-Anessah       Miss

For those people with professional qualifications, these are used as an address form in this way:

   Medical:          al-Doutour + given names + family names
   Engineering:      al-Muhandes + given names + family names
   Teacher:          al-Ustath + given names + family names

Address formats are flexible in Syria. Here are some examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

Syria has no postal code system.

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   Note: This section last updated 15th October 2015

Refer to Exonyms in Syria for full lists of place names in Syria in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http:www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Syria has 14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah). These are:

    Al Hasakah 
    Al Ladhiqiyah 
    Al Qunaytirah 
    Ar Raqqah 
    As Suwayda’ 
    Dar’a 
    Dayr az Zawr 
    Dimashq 
    Halab 
    Hamah 
    Hims 
    Idlib 
    Rif Dimashq 
    Tartus 

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   Note: This section last updated 11th May 2022

All area codes for Syrian telephone numbers, when called from abroad, have a length of 2 digits. Fixed line subscriber numbers have 6 or 7 digits, mobile subscriber numbers have 7 digits and use the area codes starting 9.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm