Syrian Post Cooperation | |
Trade Name: | Syrian Post |
Native Name: | المؤسسة السورية للبريد |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Foundation: | 1975 |
Location Country: | Syria |
Location: | Damascus |
Area Served: | Worldwide |
Industry: | Postal services, courier |
Services: | Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, Financial services |
Owner: | Government of Syria |
Syrian Post (Arabic: المؤسسة السورية للبريد) is the company responsible for postal service in Syria and was established by virtue of the organizational decree No. 1936 dated 1975-07-10. The company is legally incorporated as a cooperative.[1]
Syria joined the Universal Postal Union on May 15, 1946[2]
See main article: Postage stamps and postal history of Syria. French, Egyptian and Ottoman stamps have been used in Syria prior to it becoming an independent state.