Is ‘Āmūdā safe? Syria travel risk
Is ‘Āmūdā safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
‘Āmūdā scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Syria Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 7 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 2 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
‘Āmūdā scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Syria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to ‘Āmūdā: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Syria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 37.1042° N, 40.9300° E within Al Ḩasakah, ‘Āmūdā is situated 580.5 km SW of Damascus at an altitude of 472 m.
Al Ḩasakah
37.1042° N, 40.9300° E
472 m
Asia/Damascus
47,580
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Syria
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: December (72 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 25° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 23° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -3° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 72 |
Normals: Mardin (28.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of ‘Āmūdā happened in June, October and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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