What countries border Syria?
Syria borders 5 countries: Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Türkiye.
Part of the Western Asia group in the country borders atlas.
🧭 Longest journey: starting from Syria, the farthest country you can
reach without a sea crossing is Timor-Leste
— 9 border crossings away.
📏 Closest country by distance: Lebanon — about 237 km (great-circle distance between country centers, coordinates from mledoze/countries).
Countries near Syria
The closest countries to Syria that don't share a land border:
Why it matters in Bordlr
Every Bordlr puzzle is built on this border graph: you connect two regions by naming the chain of neighbors between them. Knowing Syria's neighbors cold makes it a much faster link in any chain.
Bordlr is a free daily geography game: connect two regions through the lands that border them, in as few countries and as few kilometers as you can.
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