Is Az Zabadānī safe? Syria travel risk
Is Az Zabadānī safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Az Zabadānī 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.
Az Zabadānī 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 Az Zabadānī: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 33.7249° N, 36.1005° E in Rīf Dimashq, Az Zabadānī maintains a regional distance of 30.8 km SE to Damascus.
Rīf Dimashq
33.7249° N, 36.1005° E
1183 m
Asia/Damascus
26,285
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Syria)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (35 °C avg high); Wettest: January (36 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 29° | 32° | 35° | 35° | 32° | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 36 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 36 |
Normals: Damascus (30.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Syria travel advice & laws.
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