Cizîrê Canton
Syria · Asia
About Cizîrê Canton
The Syrian Desert is a vast and sparsely populated region in southeastern Syria. It is the basin of the river Euphrates. It consists of the governorates of Raqqa (Arabic: الرقة), Al-Hasakah, Deir ez-Zor (Arabic: دير الزور) and parts of the governorates of Homs (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص), Hama (Arabic: محافظة حماة) and Rif Dimashq (Arabic: ریف دمشق).
Cizîrê Canton travel guide
Understand
Be sure to practice desert safety if traveling to the Southeastern Desert (and war zone safety until the situation improves).
Getting there
The border with Iraq is open, almost all traffic goes through the 1 Al-Qa'im border crossing. The Turkish border is closed, set to reopen on March 30, 2026. There is a border cross with Iraqi Kurdistan.
See
Mosque of Mrs. Aisha, Hajin. (updated Aug 2018) Alkubisa Mosque, Hajin. (updated Aug 2018) Quba Mosque, Mayadin. (updated Aug 2018) Mshawwah Mosque, Mayadin. (updated Aug 2018)
Buy
Dream Mall, Mayadin. (updated Aug 2018)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.