An encyclopedia of the people, groups, and places shaping Syria's past and present.
Places
Aleppo
Syria's second city and historic commercial capital. Scene of one of the war's most devastating sieges (2012–2016), Aleppo is now undergoing reconstruction under transitional governance.
Syria's capital and largest city. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Seat of the Assad government until December 2024 and now of the transitional Syrian state.
Northwestern province and the last major opposition stronghold. Home to HTS and the Syrian Salvation Government. Site of multiple ceasefire agreements with Turkey and Russia.
Former self-declared capital of the Islamic State. Liberated by the SDF in 2017. Now administered by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria with major reconstruction challenges.
Ancient UNESCO-listed city in central Syria, known as the 'Bride of the Desert.' Twice captured by the Islamic State, which destroyed significant portions of its irreplaceable Roman-era monuments.
Oil-rich eastern province on the Euphrates. Site of a prolonged government siege, IS occupation, and now divided between SDF and government control. Central to Syria's energy future.
