IX.  BUSINESS TRAVEL

TRAVEL ADVISORY AND VISAS

1.  Personal entry requirements
    Passport:  Required
    Visa:  Required
    Health & Immunization:  Yellow fever vaccination
     certificates are required of all travelers arriving from
     infected areas.  There are not currently any AIDS test
     requirements for short-term visitors to Syria


2.  Embassy Information

    Syrian Embassy in the United States:
    Address:  Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic,
              2215 Wyoming Ave., Washington, D.C. 20008
    Telephone:  (202) 232-6313

    U.S. Embassy in Syria:
    Address:  Abou Roumaneh, 2 al-Mansour St., P.O. Box 29,
              Damascus, Syria
    Telephone:  3332814/ 3332315/ 3333232/ 714108
    Telex:  usdama 411919


Holidays

The following holidays will be observed during calendar year 1994:
January 1 (New Year's Day)
March 8 (Revolution Day)
March 21 (Mothers' Day)
March 13-15 (Al-Fitr Holiday)
April 3 (Western Easter)
April 10 (Eastern Easter)
April 17 (Independence Day)
May 1 (Labor Day)
May 6 (Martyr Day)
May 22-25 (Al-Adha Holiday)
June 9 (Muslim New Year)
August 18 (Prophet's Birthday)
October 6 (Tishreen War)
December 25 (Christmas Day)
*Based on lunar calendar.  Exact date to be confirmed.