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Capital: Damascus
Population: 20 million+
Language: Arabic
![Syria](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Syria.jpg)
1 – Krak des Chevaliers (also above)
![Krak-des-Chevaliers-2](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Krak-des-Chevaliers-2.jpg)
2 – Aleppo Citadel
![Aleppo-Citadel](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Aleppo-Citadel.jpg)
3 – Ruins of Palmyra
![](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Palmyra_03.jpg)
4 – Bosra
![Bosra](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Bosra.jpg)
![](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bosra_chiesa_a_tre_navateHPIM3318.jpeg)
5 – Apamea
![](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Apamea_02.jpg)
6 – Dead City of Serjilla
![Serjilla](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Serjilla.jpg)
7 – Norias of Hama
![](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Norias_of_Hama.jpg)
8 – Umayyad Mosque – Damascus
![Umayyad-Mosque-Damascus](https://wanderpast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Umayyad-Mosque-Damascus.jpg)