Weights and Measures:
Metric Time-zone:
Oct – March GMT+2hours
April – Sept. GMT+3hours

International Country Code: 963

City Codes within Syria:
- Damascus: 011
- Aleppo: 021
- Homs: 031
- Latakia: 041
- Tartous: 051

Electricity:
220 volts, 50 AC, European 2 pin.

Plug:
Voltage regulator suggested.

Currency:
Syrian Pound (Lira).
official exchange rate is 46 SP / 1 USD.
Bank notes: 1,5,10,25,50,100,200,500,1000.
Coins: 1,2 ,5,10, 25.

Credit cards:
Can be used at major hotels and airlines; other shopping should be done with cash. Travelers checks should be changed into
cash at the banks.

Currency Exchange:
Foreign currency can be exchanged at the Commercial Bank of Syria (open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sat. – Thurs.), and official
exchange bureaus (open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat. – Thurs.)

Business hours:
Government: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Stores: 9 a.m to 2 p.m to 9 p.m
Weekend: Friday is the official weekend