Northern Syria · Idlib Governorate
Olives are the first crop around Idlib, with an estimated 3 million trees, and the city is a large market for the olive-oil trade in Syria. MIDTRANS handles freight to Syria by sea, road and air with customs clearance, and reviews each Idlib request case by case.
Approximate road distances from OpenStreetMap; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment.
about 430 km · Road entry for cargo from the Gulf and Jordan.
about 38 km · Nearest crossing with Türkiye; status checked per shipment.
about 124 km · Sea freight lands here, then continues by road to the consignee.
about 191 km · The southern sea option, then road delivery to the city.
International Shipping & Customs Assistant
City profile
Idlib stands at about 500 m above sea level, 59 km south-west of Aleppo and close to the border with Turkey, with annual rainfall of about 495 mm. The 2004 census recorded 98,791 people in the city.
The city serves as a trading market for its surrounding farmland and for olives and olive oil across Syria. In the Ottoman era its olive-oil soap was sold in Aleppo, Antioch and Hama and sent as far as Istanbul, and it also produced cotton fabrics.
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Freight access
Latakia port is the nearest seaport, about 124 km by road, with Tartus port about 191 km away; overland freight from the Gulf and Jordan entering at Nassib covers about 430 km. The nearest crossing with Turkey by road is Bab al-Hawa, about 38 km from Idlib; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment. All distances are approximate road distances from OpenStreetMap.
Distances are approximate road distances calculated from OpenStreetMap road data. They are a planning guide; the route for each shipment is confirmed before booking.
Questions
Latakia port, about 124 km by road. Tartus port is about 191 km away.
Olives lead, with an estimated 3 million trees, alongside cotton, wheat, cherries, figs and grapes. Olive pressing, soap, dibs, tahini and footwear are traditional industries.
MIDTRANS handles freight to Syria by sea, road and air, and customs clearance in Syria. Requests for Idlib are reviewed case by case for route, documents and delivery.
The nearest crossing with Turkey by road is Bab al-Hawa, about 38 km from the city; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment.
Send the supplier invoice and packing details with your request. The documents required for your cargo and route are confirmed for each shipment.
About 430 km by road, for cargo arriving overland from the Gulf or Jordan.
