Syrian Arab Republic - Maps

This page gives you an overview on maps about Syria collected on ecoi.net. More maps are available in our full-text search.

Ethnic groups and topography

An atlas published by the Austrian ministries for interior and defence in 2016 contains maps on topography and administrative divisions (p. 7-8), religious groups (p. 17-18) as well as ethnic and linguistic groups (p. 19-20):

2015 | BMI - Bundesministerium für Inneres; BMLVS - Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung und Sport (Author), published by BMI – Federal Ministry of Interior (Austria)
Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic

Political maps, population maps, thematic maps and situation maps with administrative divisions (district level) and with main cities (ethnic groups; linguistic groups; religious groups; oil and gas; security situation; other topics)
Atlas Syria & Iraq (Map or infographic, English)
en ID 1129216

A 2011 CIA country profile contains maps on ethno-linguistic distribution, population density, the Golan heights, water bodies as well as infrastructure (traffic, oil, gas):

2010 | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (Author), published by University of Texas Libraries
Syrian Arab Republic

Population map, thematic map and situation map on infrastructure (traffic; oil; gas), population density and ethnoreligious distribution
Syria Country Profile 2011 (Map or infographic, English)
en ID 1304327

Administrative divisons

A CIA map published in 2007 shows administrative divisions:

2007 | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (Author), published by University of Texas Libraries
Syrian Arab Republic

Political map with administrative divisions (province level) and provincial capitals
Syria (Administrative Divisions) 2007 (Map or infographic, English)
en ID 1256835

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Cities

In April 1999, the U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency published a map of the city of Damascus:

5 April 1999 | U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (Author), published by University of Texas Libraries
Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic

Damascus: City map
Damascus Joint Operations Graphic. Portion of Dimashq (Damascus), Syria; Lebanon, Joint Operations Graphic (AIR), Series 1501 AIR, Sheet NI 37-9, Edition 4. Original scale 1:250,000. U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency, compiled November 1972, revised July 1998, air information current through 5 April 1999 (Map or infographic, English)
en ID 1057166

Infrastructure

A 2007 CIA map shows major cities and transport infrastructure:

2007 | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (Author), published by University of Texas Libraries
Syrian Arab Republic

Thematic map with major cities on infrastructure (roads; railway)
Syria (Political) 2007 (Map or infographic, English)
en ID 1077999

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Areas of control

The BBC provides map on areas of control: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ex7ek9pyeo

The Carter Center provides quarterly overviews on political and security developments: https://www.cartercenter.org/peace/conflict_resolution/syria-conflict-resolution.html#reports

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) provide a regularly updated map on territorial control: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1933cb1d315f4db3a4f4dcc5ef40753a

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) provides quarterly updated maps on the territorial control in Syria: https://acleddata.com/mapping-territorial-control-in-syria/

ACCORD publishes quarterly overviews on security incidents, based on ACLED data: ecoi.net search link.

More maps

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Table of contents:

Ethnic groups and topography

Administrative divisions