Syria topographic maps

Average elevation: 338 m

With the elevation of Palmyra to a colonia around 213–216, the city ceased being subject to Roman provincial governors and taxes. Palmyra incorporated Roman institutions into its system while keeping many of its former ones. The council remained, and the strategos designated one of two annually-elected…

Average elevation: 499 m

Average elevation: 506 m

Average elevation: 453 m

Average elevation: 503 m

Average elevation: 367 m

Average elevation: 1,053 m

Average elevation: 178 m

Average elevation: 347 m

Average elevation: 953 m

Average elevation: 360 m

Average elevation: 335 m

Average elevation: 604 m

The average elevation of the terrain is 379 metres (1,243 ft). The surface gradually slopes down in north-south and west-east directions, undulating gently with an amplitude of 10–30 m for each wave. The lowlands are covered with combined Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments that average 4–5 km in thickness…

Average elevation: 439 m

Average elevation: 777 m

Average elevation: 836 m

Average elevation: 410 m