No visa needed

Do citizens of Mauritania need a visa for Syria?

Citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Syria. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mauritania: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; Nouakchott — Damascus: ≈ 5,450 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to Syria without a visa on a Mauritania passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritania don’t need a visa for Syria. A valid passport is enough.

Syria visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritania passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritania passport ranks 157th of 199.
Mauritania passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Syria passport: 7.
Citizens of Mauritania and Syria can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Dominica, Haiti, Iran, Seychelles, Malaysia, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Syria, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Mauritania. Mauritania visa for citizens of Syria

Travelling to Syria: good to know

Nouakchott — Damascus: about 5,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Nouakchott 12:00 — Damascus 15:00.
Local currency: Syrian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SYP 122.
Syria is the 90th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritania.