Wildfire near Al Qaḩţānīyah, Syria (2026)

Wildfire near Al Qaḩţānīyah — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Al Qaḩţānīyah — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 5 km southwest of Al Qaḩţānīyah.

Summary written on Jul 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire in Syria has scorched 150 ha (371 acres) since it began on 2026-07-24, maintaining a moderate heat intensity as satellites register six heat detections over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Syria for 4 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.