Guides and Directories

al-Bab - Syria
Offers extensive links to resources about the country including the media and news, travel, maps, politics and government, people, economy and environment.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/syria.htm

Al-Sham
Syrian portal includes a directory and Arabic chat site.
http://www.al-sham.net

Amnesty International USA - Syria
News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. [English, Spanish]
http://www.amnestyusa.org/countries/syria/index.do

Arab Bay.com
Directory and search engine for the Arab world and for every Arab country separately.
http://www.arabbay.com/Arab_Countries/Syria

ArabNet - Syria
Offers an overview with information about the country's history, geography, business, culture, government, transport and tourism.
http://www.arab.net/syria/

BBC News - Country Profile: Syria
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/801669.stm

Cafe Syria
Includes various information about the country.
http://www.cafe-syria.com/

CIA - The World Factbook: Saudi Arabia
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html

Columbia University Libraries - Middle East Studies: Syria
Directory of categorized links from the WWW-VL.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Syria.html

Hejlah - The Country and People of Syria
Provides general information from the Columbia University Press along with a directory of categorised web links.
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/syria.html

KacMac
Features a directory and search engine.
http://www.kacmac.com/

NationMaster - Syria
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/sy-syria

Syria Links
Directory of Syrian sites.
http://www.syrialinks.com/

Syria Online
Complete information resources on the syrian market place, companies, trade, and society.
http://syriaonline.com/

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Syria
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/middle-east-north-africa/syria

United Nations - Syria
Official site provides news and information on the UN agencies, working groups, staff and operations. Includes programmes database, publications and reports.
http://www.un.org.sy/

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Syria (Syrian Arab Republic)
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/syria.htm

US Department of State - Syria
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2420.htm

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Syria
April 1987 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sytoc.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Syria
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/syria/syria.html

Wikipedia - Syria
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria