# Wikipedia (ويكيبيديا)

> Wikipedia is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Wikimedia Foundation](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/wikimedia-foundation.md)
- Categories: Encyclopedia & Reference
- Official site: https://www.wikipedia.org
- Community votes: 13
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/wikipedia

## About

Collaborative free encyclopedia with millions of articles in hundreds of languages

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, confirmed by a community report in February 2026 that found the homepage, all language links, and search loading fully over mobile data from a Syrian connection. No outreach has been needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community member verified that Wikipedia is fully accessible from Syria. Screenshot shows the Wikipedia homepage loading completely on mobile (Android, Chrome) over mobile data from Syria. All language links and search functionality visible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/ebiuj46ds3tr71wkfurx5gmp/n9255kwn05i910316ykqz6rq-1000184879.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/wikipedia?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/wikipedia/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/wikipedia
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/wikipedia.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/wikipedia.md