Nationwide Expansion Plan
Syria's Ministry of Economy and Industry announced on 28 August 2026 that it is carrying out plans to expand several industrial cities across the governorates and upgrade their infrastructure. The director of industrial cities, Ahmad Kurdi, said the work aims to meet growing demand for investment, attract local and foreign productive projects, and create jobs.
The plans span six industrial cities in different regions, reaching from Rural Damascus and Homs to Aleppo, Idlib, and Deir ez-Zor, pairing new land with services intended to draw manufacturers back to serviced zones.
Aleppo and Idlib Contracts
At Sheikh Najjar Industrial City in Aleppo, which Kurdi said is seeing rising demand from local and foreign investors, a contract was signed to develop about 1.5 million square meters within the city's zoning plan, creating new serviced industrial lots.
In Idlib, an investment contract was signed to develop an industrial real-estate project on 36 hectares at Bab al-Hawa Industrial City, providing more than 242,000 square meters of serviced plots for production and service facilities.
Homs and Rural Damascus
The ministry is working to enlarge Hasiyah Industrial City in Homs by roughly 10,000 additional hectares to absorb new projects and widen industrial activity. Adra Industrial City in Rural Damascus is also being expanded in response to rising investor demand.
Al-Raai and Deir ez-Zor
Work continues to widen Al-Raai Industrial City and support investment there, particularly in leather, textile, and light industries, by providing plots and services for new production projects.
Plans are also under way to reorganize and revive the industrial city in Deir ez-Zor, drawing investors and developers to restart productive activity and improve infrastructure in the area.
Incentives for Investors
Kurdi said land in the main industrial cities is allocated at prices close to cost, with the value payable in installments over five years, a structure meant to ease the financial burden on investors and encourage new projects.