--- --- # Syrian Government Using _Game of Thrones_ Theme Song to Attract Tourists  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 4, 2016 5:42 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 4, 2016 5:42 PM UTC [Syria’s government](http://time.com/4492670/syria-chemical-weapon-aleppo-assad-regime/) has released a [promotional video](https://www.facebook.com/www.syriatourism.org/videos) for the war-torn city of [Aleppo](http://time.com/4405037/aleppo-siege-mainstream-rebels-bashar-assad/) featuring an acoustic cover of the [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4429346/game-of-thrones-season-7-cast-news/) theme song as background music. The one-minute long clip was posted to the [Syrian Ministry of Tourism’s](https://www.facebook.com/www.syriatourism.org/videos) Facebook page on Friday, showcasing areas of the city that do not appear to be affected by the years-long fighting in eastern Aleppo. Although the page isn’t verified, it can be reached through a link on the tourism board’s [official website](http://www.syriatourism.org). The footage has been viewed more than 152 thousand times as of Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson from HBO [told _CNBC_](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/04/is-syria-trying-to-attract-tourists-with-a-game-of-thrones-themed-video.html) that “no permission was given or requested” to use the theme song. Watch the full video below. Syria Video Uses Game of Thrones Theme Song for Tourists ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4517957/syria-game-of-thrones-tourism/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4517957/syria-game-of-thrones-tourism/"},"headline":"Syrian Government Using Game of Thrones Theme Song to Attract Tourists","datePublished":"2016-10-04T17:42:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:17.133Z","description":"A video featuring the song was posted to Facebook","url":"https://time.com/4517957/syria-game-of-thrones-tourism/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","game of thrones","Syria","Tourism","TV","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4517957/syria-game-of-thrones-tourism/","name":"Syrian Government Using Game of Thrones Theme Song to Attract Tourists"}}]}] ```