Is incest between adults a crime in Syria?
Criminal offense
Criminal offense
Syria is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% of the 164 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Turkey
- Legal between adults
- Israel
- Criminal offense
- Armenia
- Criminal offense
- Georgia
- Criminal offense
- Azerbaijan
- Criminal offense
- Saudi Arabia
- Criminal offense
Other laws in Syria
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Not recognized
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Age of Consent
- 14–15
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Not permitted
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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