Syria
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Syria. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Syria codes
Need Syria (SY) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 14 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Syria. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Syria from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (14)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Syria. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| SY-HA | Al Ḩasakah | province |
| SY-LA | Al Lādhiqīyah | province |
| SY-QU | Al Qunayţirah | province |
| SY-RA | Ar Raqqah | province |
| SY-SU | As Suwaydā' | province |
| SY-DR | Dar'ā | province |
| SY-DY | Dayr az Zawr | province |
| SY-DI | Dimashq | province |
| SY-HL | Ḩalab | province |
| SY-HM | Ḩamāh | province |
| SY-HI | Ḩimş | province |
| SY-ID | Idlib | province |
| SY-RD | Rīf Dimashq | province |
| SY-TA | Ţarţūs | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Syria?
- Syria uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SY, alpha-3 SYR, and numeric 760. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Syria have?
- CountriesDB lists 14 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Syria (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Syria country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Syria, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Syria in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Syria (SY) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.