Syrian Post
National post service for Syria
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Syrian Post, officially known as the Syrian Postal Corporation (Arabic: المؤسسة السورية للبريد, romanized: al-Muʾassasah al-Sūriyyah lil-Barīd), is the state-operated postal service of Syria, responsible for mail delivery and related logistics nationwide. The company is legally incorporated as a cooperative.[1]
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| Syrian Post | |
Native name | المؤسسة السورية للبريد |
| Industry | Postal services, courier |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, Financial services |
| Owner | Government of Syria |
| Website | www |
Established in 1975, it manages a network of 210 post offices across Syria's 14 governorates.[2]
History
French, Egyptian and Ottoman stamps have been used in Syria prior to it becoming an independent state.
Syria joined the Universal Postal Union on May 15, 1946[3]
Syrian Post was established by virtue of the organizational decree No. 1936 dated 10 July 1975.
