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The helicopter over the Syria circuit: the Syria racing game

Flag of SyriaSyrian Grand Prix

Syria Racing GameRace a 4.3 km circuit drawn from Syria's outline

Drive Syria, free ▸Screenshots ▾

Length
4.3km
Turns
9
Main straight
1040m
Slowest corner
85km/h
Climb
27m
Setting
Rock canyon

Stone columns and canyon walls frame this Syria racing game. The track is drawn from Syria's border, so the lap starts in the far north-east at Al Qamishli, runs south through Hasaka and Dayr Az Zawr, crosses to the south-west, and turns at the Lebanon Mountains before reaching the Levant Coast. From Lattakia it swings inland through Idlib to Aleppo, the final corner of nine.

It's a rolling desert lap with 27 metres of climb, short on fuss and long on speed.

The Syria circuit map

The racing line (orange) inside Syria's outline; ○ is the start and finish. Open the map
  1. T1Al Qamishli
  2. T2Hasaka (Al Haksa)
  3. T3Dayr Az Zawr
  4. T4Dar`a
  5. T5Lebanon Mountains
  6. T6Levant Coast
  7. T7Lattakia
  8. T8Idlib
  9. T9Aleppo

Each corner is named after the place on Syria's outline it traces.

Screenshots from the Syria circuit

Through the slowest corner, Al Qamishli
On the grid for the Syrian Grand Prix: Syria racing game screenshot
On the grid for the Syrian Grand Prix
Chasing through a corner in Syria: Syria racing game screenshot
Chasing through a corner in Syria
On board around Syria: Syria racing game screenshot
On board around Syria
Over the crest, Syria: Syria racing game screenshot
Over the crest, Syria
Craning over the Syria track: Syria racing game screenshot
Craning over the Syria track

Around the Syria track

The colonnade at Palmyra lines up across the desert, and the Aleppo Citadel rises nearby. Wooden norias, the big waterwheels, stand beside the track, and olive groves fill the flat ground between the mesas. The buildings are courtyard houses, cars and pickups are parked by the fences, the welcome banner is in Arabic, and the boards read Aleppo, Homs, Latakia, Palmyra, Euphrates and Damascus.

  • Palmyra colonnade and Aleppo Citadel
  • Aleppo citadel
  • Norias waterwheels

How to drive the Syria circuit

There are only nine corners, and the first is the one that matters most. The 1,040-metre main straight ends at Al Qamishli, which is also the slowest corner on the lap at 85 km/h, so braking hard from top speed is the whole story of turn 1. The rest flows quickly over gentle rises.

Ways to race Syria

Time TrialA lap for the Syria leaderboard, chasing the record holder's ghost. Grand Prix RunRace your way across the world's circuits. One free run every day.

What country is this? Guess Syria from one lap

One lap behind the leader, with the racing line drawing itself as it goes. By the flag it's Syria's outline. Could you name it before the reveal?

With sound: the video has a voiceover.

Syria lap record

The Syria leaderboard loads here. Set a lap in Time Trial to get on it.

Set a lap in Syria ▸

Syria racing game: questions

Is Palmyra on the Syria track?

The Palmyra colonnade is part of the scenery, alongside the Aleppo Citadel and the norias waterwheels.

What is the hardest corner on the Syria circuit?

Turn 1, Al Qamishli. It ends the 1,040-metre main straight and is also the slowest corner at 85 km/h.

How long is the Syria circuit?

4.3 km, with 9 turns and 27 metres of climb. The main straight is 1040 metres long, and the slowest corner, Al Qamishli, is taken at 85 km/h.

Can I race Syria on my phone?

Yes. Globe Prix plays on phones and tablets with touch or tilt steering, and on desktop with a keyboard or a gamepad.

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