Northern Syria · Aleppo Governorate
Jarabulus is the first Syrian town the Euphrates reaches, sitting just south of the border opposite the Turkish town of Karkamış. MIDTRANS handles freight to Syria by sea, road and air with customs clearance; requests for Jarabulus are reviewed case by case.
Approximate road distances from OpenStreetMap; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment.
about 588 km · Road entry for cargo from the Gulf and Jordan.
about 1 km · Nearest crossing with Türkiye; status checked per shipment.
about 304 km · Sea freight lands here, then continues by road to the consignee.
about 371 km · The southern sea option, then road delivery to the city.
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City profile
The town stands on the west bank of the Euphrates, 125 km north-east of Aleppo at about 367 m, beside the Istanbul–Baghdad railway. The 2004 census counted 11,570 people in the town and 26,729 in the wider sub-district.
Farming and livestock shape the local economy. Cotton, olives, pistachios, grapes, wheat, barley and maize are the main crops, cattle and sheep are raised, and local workshops make agricultural machinery.
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Freight access
The Jarabulus crossing sits about 1 km from the town and is the nearest crossing with Turkey by road; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment. From the coast, Latakia port is about 304 km by road and Tartus port about 371 km, while cargo from the Gulf and Jordan entering at Nassib travels about 588 km. These 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
On the west bank of the Euphrates, 125 km north-east of Aleppo, just south of the border with Turkey.
About 304 km by road. Tartus port is about 371 km away.
The Jarabulus crossing, opposite Karkamış, is about 1 km from the town by road and is the nearest crossing with Turkey; crossing status and permitted cargo are checked for each shipment.
Cotton, olives, pistachios, grapes, wheat, barley and maize, with cattle and sheep also raised locally.
About 588 km, the overland distance for cargo entering Syria from the Gulf or Jordan.
MIDTRANS handles customs clearance in Syria and freight by sea, road and air. Each Jarabulus request is reviewed case by case for route, documents and delivery.
