Asia · DX entity · DXCC 384

Syria

Syria is a DX entity in Asia, in CQ zone 20 and ITU zone 39. Its primary prefix is YK.

Flag of Syria.

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Figure 1. Syria and its provinces, with neighbouring land in grey. Hover for names; scroll to zoom. Boundaries: Natural Earth, Admin 0 Map Subunits and Admin 1 States and Provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.2 (13 May 2022), public domain, retrieved 2026-10-15. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/. DX entity boundaries assembled by The DX Atlas Project from the sources named, one recipe row per DXCC entity (subunits matched, merged, split by box or carved from a parent; DXEntity-Recipe.md), 2026. Simplified for this page to 0.005276 degrees, about 587 m; exported 30 October 2026. Projection: Lambert azimuthal equal-area centred on 34.8° N 39.1° E.

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	384
Name in the ADIF standard	SYRIA
Continent	Asia
Primary prefix	YK
CQ zone	20
ITU zone	39

Prefixes

YK is the primary prefix. The country files list 2 prefixes and prefix blocks for Syria.

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YK 6C

Sources: Jim Reisert AD1C, Big CTY country files, 15 September 2026. https://www.country-files.com/ (MIT licence); ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes; Flag: Flagpedia.net (flagcdn.com), SVG, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-10.