One rate for Syria, $0.0698, from the first message to the millionth. Unicode segments for the local script, registered name or shared sender, carrier acknowledgement. Funded in crypto, without identity checks.
Sending to Syria costs $0.0698 per segment, which places it 13th of 15 in Middle East and 211th of 228 overall, 87% above what the region costs on average.
Closest in price nearby: Israel ($0.0652), Yemen ($0.0745), Palestine ($0.0931).
02Route notes
Market notes for Syria.
Operators
Syriatel
MTN
Recipients in Syria are on Syriatel and MTN. They deliver alphanumeric senders only after registration; until then your messages leave from a shared numeric sender, and support prepares the registration file with you. We keep one route for the destination and swap it when an operator's delivery rate drops, without changing your rate mid-campaign.
Encoding and length
Because the local alphabet is not in the GSM-7 set, messages to Syria are billed in Unicode segments of 70 characters (67 per part when concatenated). Codes, alerts and short confirmations fit in one.
Timing and format
Quiet hours for Syria are set to 07:00 to 21:00 local, editable per campaign. Import numbers in E.164 with the +963 prefix, like +963 531 043 999; local formats are normalised when the country is known.
Delivery receipts
Handset receipts are not returned by operators in Syria. Plan reporting around sent rather than delivered for this destination.
03Sender ID
How your sender appears in Syria.
Operators here require alphanumeric senders to be registered before they deliver them. While the registration is pending, messages go out from a shared numeric sender; once approved, your name is used. Support handles the file with you.
Operators in Syria acknowledge acceptance but do not return handset receipts; sent is the final positive state and it is billed as usual.
How much does an SMS to Syria cost?
$0.0698 per 160-character segment, the 13th cheapest of 15 Middle East destinations. The lower price published by the crypto-paid gateways we track is $0.1500, so ours is about 53% lower. No setup or monthly fee, and the rate is locked for the life of a campaign.
Will my sender name show in Syria?
Operators here require alphanumeric senders to be registered before they deliver them. While the registration is pending, messages go out from a shared numeric sender; once approved, your name is used. Support handles the file with you.
When are marketing messages delivered in Syria?
By default between 07:00 and 21:00 local time. The window is editable per campaign; codes and alerts can bypass it.
Which operators does the route cover?
All major networks: Syriatel and MTN. Delivery is measured per operator and the report names the one that failed when a message does not land.
How long can a message to Syria be?
Messages written in the local script are Unicode, so a single segment holds 70 characters (67 per part when concatenated). Latin-only text stays in GSM-7 at 160 characters (153 per part when concatenated). The composer shows which encoding applies as you type. Up to 6 parts per message.
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