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When hitchhiking out of a city, try to stand by the road where there are no people around. When [[User:CRCulver|CRCulver]] tried hitching out of Jisrash Shugur, he accepted an invitation to tea from employees of a nearby garage. They thought he was lost and called the police, who sent him to a military base where he was interrogated for several hours and told hitchhiking was illegal before being forced onto a bus bound for [[Damascus]].
* [[User:MaxHermens]] hitchhiked in Syria as well, and noticed that when hitching alone, he was never asked for money, but when hitching in a small group, the Syrians almost always asked for money.
=== Border Crossing ===
* ''[[Kilis]] checkpoint'': The northern checkpoint with [[Turkey]], easy to reach from [[Aleppo]] (~70km). The different checkpoints are not far from each other, so you can go by walking distance. Be aware of street dogs. When traveling from Aleppo, also be careful in the city of [[Azaz]] and surrounding area near the border. More about it at the specific [[Azaz]] city article.
* ''[[Kasab]] checkpoint'': Easternmost Westernmost border transition to [[Turkey]], close to [[Lattakia]]. The checkpoints are right next to each other, walking across the border is no problem. It's straight forward to catch rides to [[Antakya]]. Enjoy the amazing landscape. * ''[[Nusaybin]] checkpoint'': Easternmost border transition to [[Turkey]]. The border is between [[Al-Qamishli]] ([[Syria]]) and [[Nusaybin]] ([[Turkey]]). This border is open from 9am in the morning until 3pm in the afternoon. It's easy to walk across, as it is rather quiet here. When arriving too late, Al-Qamishli has several hotels, in which you should always try to bargain for the price.
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