List of diplomatic missions in Syria
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Syria. At present, 49 nations maintain diplomatic missions to the Syria in the capital, Damascus.
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Member State of the Arab League |
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Embassies in Damascus
- Algeria[1]
- Argentina[2][3]
- Armenia[4][5]
- Austria[6][7]
- Azerbaijan[8][9]
- Bahrain[10][11]
- Brazil[12][13]
- Bulgaria[14][15]
- Chile[16]
- China[17]
- Cuba[18]
- Cyprus[19]
- Czech Republic[20]
- Egypt[11]
- Eritrea[21]
- France[22][23]
- Germany[9][24]
- Greece[25][26]
- Holy See (details)
- Hungary[27][28]
- India[29][30]
- Indonesia[31][32]
- Iraq[11][33]
- Italy[11][9][34]
- Jordan[11][35]
- Lebanon[36]
- Libya[37][38]
- Mauritania[39]
- Morocco[9][40]
- Nigeria[41]
- Oman[11][42]
- Pakistan[43][44]
- Palestine (details)
- Philippines (details)[45]
- Qatar[9]
- Romania[46]
- Russia[47]
- Saudi Arabia[11][48]
- Serbia[49]
- Somalia[50]
- South Africa[51]
- Spain[9][52][53]
- Sudan[54]
- Sweden[55]
- Tunisia[56][57]
- Turkey[9][58]
- United Arab Emirates[11][59]
- Venezuela [60]
- Yemen[61]
Embassies to open
- Denmark[62]
- Kuwait[63]
- Poland[64]
- Ukraine[65]
- South Korea[66]
- United Kingdom[67]
- United States (details)[68]
Other missions/delegations to Syria in Damascus
- European Union (Delegation)[69]
- Switzerland (Swiss humanitarian aid office)[70]
Consular missions
Damascus
- Kazakhstan (Consulate-General)[71]
Aleppo
Closed missions
| Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus | Abkhazia | Embassy | 2024 | [74] |
| Australia | Embassy[a] | 1999 | [75] | |
| Belgium | Embassy[b] | 2012 | [76][77] | |
| Canada | Embassy[c] | 2012 | ||
| Denmark | Embassy[d] | 2012 | ||
| Finland | Embassy[e] | 2013 | [78] | |
| Iran | Embassy[f] | 2024 | [79][80] | |
| Malaysia | Embassy[g] | 2012 | [81] | |
| Netherlands | Embassy[h] | 2012 | [82][83] | |
| North Korea | Embassy | 2024 | [74][84] | |
| Slovakia | Embassy[i] | 2015 | [85][86][87] | |
| South Ossetia | Embassy | 2024 | [74] | |
| Switzerland | Embassy | 2012 | [88] | |
| United Kingdom | Embassy | 2012 | [89][77] | |
| Vietnam | Embassy[f][j] | 1990 | [90] | |
| Aleppo | Iraq | Consulate | 1975 | [91] |
Non-resident embassies
Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
Resident in Cairo, Egypt
Resident in Kuwait City
Resident in Tehran, Iran
Resident in other cities
See also
Notes
- ^ Under the protecting power of Romania.
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ Under the protecting power of Romania.
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ a b To be reopened.
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ Resident in Beirut, Lebanon
- ^ Resident in Tehran, Iran
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