The Director-General of Real Estate Affairs, Abdul Karim Idris, stated on 15 February 2026 that about 95 per cent of the land eligible for ownership in Syria is registered in the land register and that this makes up about 60 per cent of Syria's area; that where possession is unregistered or documents are lost, proof of ownership is for the courts; and that a number of real estate offices had stopped working or faced difficulties completing delimitation and partition work.
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Claim ID
CH4-L33-002
Exact or summary claim
The Director-General of Real Estate Affairs, Abdul Karim Idris, stated on 15 February 2026 that about 95 per cent of the land eligible for ownership in Syria is registered in the land register and that this makes up about 60 per cent of Syria's area; that where possession is unregistered or documents are lost, proof of ownership is for the courts; and that a number of real estate offices had stopped working or faced difficulties completing delimitation and partition work.
Destination
"[quotation withheld, 21 words; follow the citation]""(04-title-land-legitimacy_v39.md)""[quotation withheld, 11 words; follow the citation]"
Status
QUALIFIED
Source
SRC-606, the state news agency's report of 15 February 2026 quoting the Director-General
Source type
State news agency report of an official's statement; no method or denominator given
Published
2026-02-15
Accessed
2026-09-15
Measure and scope
'Land eligible for ownership' (الأراضي القابلة للتملك) is the Director-General's category and is not defined in the report; the 60 per cent is of Syria's area; no date of measurement, method or source is given. As-of date 15 February 2026. ONE STATEMENT ON ONE BASIS, printed as his and not as a finding.
Known conflict
"[quotation withheld, 60 words; follow the citation]""not printed in Chapter 4""[quotation withheld, 73 words; follow the citation]"
Specialist
None. Land administration specialist not commissioned.
Downstream
Chapter 4 only. The property-rights article prints the same statement beside the 2013 figure.
Action
Print attributed to him, dated, with the words 'eligible for ownership' kept; do not convert to a share of parcels or owners; do not set beside the 2013 figure without saying they measure different things.