Syria license plates
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How to read the plate
The new Syrian plate reads: a two-digit code, a middle block with the word سورية, the flag and SYR, then a number of up to five digits on the right. The first two digits are the vehicle category, not a region: 12, 13 and 14 are private cars, 61, 62 and 65 private trucks, 81 public transport. New plates carry no governorate name. The region appeared on the old 1997-series plates, where the governorate was written as a word in Arabic.
Region codes
14 regions| Region | Code |
|---|---|
| Idlib GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Al-Hasakah GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Raqqa GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| As-Suwayda GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Quneitra GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Latakia GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Aleppo GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Hama GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Homs GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Daraa GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Damascus GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Deir ez-Zor GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Rif Dimashq GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. | |
| Tartus GovernorateGovernorate name on 1997-series plates. New plates (since 2024) carry no region; old ones are still around. |
History
From 1997 to 2024 plates carried the name of one of 14 governorates. New plates were first issued in October 2024 in Damascus and Rif Dimashq, then in Latakia and other governorates; since 2025 they bear the new flag. The changeover is planned to take about three years. During the war, authorities in areas outside Damascus's control issued their own plates.
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