Syria sits where the Mediterranean, the Gulf and Anatolia meet. Fifteen land crossings, three seaports, two Lebanese gateways and the pipelines that connect Iraqi crude to blue water — mapped, described and referenced to primary sources.
Operational statuses are drawn from the UN Logistics Cluster, operator announcements and national authorities. Every figure on this site links to its source.
Land crossings, seaports, pipeline corridors and live project sites. Toggle the layers, click any marker for detail and its source. Amber crossing markers are points whose current status is not confirmed in the latest UN access update.
Pipeline geometries are simplified indicative polylines between known nodes, drawn for cartographic illustration only — they are not survey alignments. Marker coordinates are approximate. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO.
Understanding Syrian transit means understanding four axes. Each has a different origin market, a different constraint and a different set of stakeholders.
Three structural facts make Syrian transit strategically distinct from any alternative in the region.
The Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline once moved northern Iraqi crude to blue water without touching the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq and Syria signed memoranda in July 2026 to rehabilitate it, with a stated target of 2 million barrels per day.
The M5 runs roughly 450 km from the Jordanian border near Nassib to the Turkish border near Azaz. Every truck moving overland between Turkish manufacturing and Gulf demand uses it — there is no equivalent alternative alignment.
Latakia, Tartous, Tripoli and Beirut sit on a single stretch of coast, now backed by more than a billion dollars of committed concession investment from CMA CGM, DP World, AD Ports Group and Gulftainer.
The legal environment changed substantially across 2025 and 2026. Below is a factual summary of published measures with links to primary sources. This is not legal advice — confirm your obligations with qualified counsel before transacting.
Air access has been the least stable element of Syrian logistics through 2026. Confirm directly with the carrier before planning airfreight.
Start with the crossing that fits your origin market, check the port concession position, then read the project pipeline for what changes next. Every page carries its sources and its last-reviewed date.