# Yandex (ياندكس)

> Yandex is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-09-05.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Yandex](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/yandex.md)
- Categories: Search Engines
- Official site: https://yandex.com
- Community votes: 1
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/yandex

## About

Russian search engine and internet portal offering web search, images, maps, and translation

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, verified in September 2026. The site loads and search works normally over an ordinary Syrian mobile connection, with no geographic restriction shown and no outreach needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-09-03 — Verified. Community testing verified that Yandex is accessible from Syria. The yandex.com homepage loads over an ordinary Syrian mobile connection and search runs normally, with no geo-restriction page or country notice shown. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/gc4gx4r7amp81rnu6l2m0qho/m8tz6yb7irtbu9kg6gjsm8yr.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/yandex?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/yandex/timeline-entries?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/yandex
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/yandex.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/yandex.md