Is Ḩās safe? Syria travel risk
Is Ḩās safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ḩās 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.
Ḩās 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 Ḩās: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 35.6161° N, 36.5907° E within Idlib, Ḩās is situated 236.6 km S of Damascus.
Idlib
35.6161° N, 36.5907° E
Lowland
UTC
9,595
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Syria
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 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ḩās happened in February (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.3 on 20 Feb 2023 (79 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 20 Feb 2023 (84 km away) — USGS details
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