The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates , which are sub-divided into 65 districts , which are further divided into 284 sub-districts.[1] Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district. All the sub-districts have their own centres as well.[1]
Each district bears the same name as its administrative centre, with the exception of Mount Simeon District where the centre is the city of Aleppo . The same applies to all nahiyas (sub-districts), except for the Mount Simeon Nahiyah where the centre is the city of Aleppo.
Governorate and district capital cities Sixty-four of the 65 districts of Syria have a city that serves as the regional capital (administrative centre); Markaz Rif Dimashq is a district with no official regional centre.
The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. The Rif Dimashq Governorate has no official centre and its headquarters are in Damascus.
The first 13 cities in the list are the centre of their governorate, as well as of their district.
The population figures are from the 2004 official census.[2]
English name
Arabic name
Population
District
Governorate
Aleppo [3] حلب
2,132,100
Mount Simeon District
Aleppo Governorate
Damascus [4] دمشق
1,552,161
Damascus (as a district)
Damascus Governorate
Daraa [5] درعا
97,969
Daraa District
Daraa Governorate
Deir ez-Zor [6] دير الزور
211,857
Deir ez-Zor District
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Hama [7] حماة
312,994
Hama District
Hama Governorate
Al-Hasakah [8] الحسكة
188,160
Al-Hasakah District
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Homs [9] حمص
652,609
Homs District
Homs Governorate
Idlib [10] ادلب
98,791
Idlib District
Idlib Governorate
Latakia [11] اللاذقية
383,786
Latakia District
Latakia Governorate
Quneitra [12] القنيطرة
153
Quneitra District
Quneitra Governorate
Raqqa [13] الرقة
220,488
Raqqa District
Raqqa Governorate
As-Suwayda [14] السويداء
73,641
As-Suwayda District
As-Suwayda Governorate
Tartus [15] طرطوس
115,769
Tartus District
Tartus Governorate
n/a
n/a
n/a
Markaz Rif Dimashq
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Abu Kamal
البوكمال
42,510
Abu Kamal District
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Afrin
عفرين
36,562
Afrin District
Aleppo Governorate
Arihah
أريحا
39,501
Arihah District
Idlib Governorate
Atarib
الأتارب
10,657
Atarib District
Aleppo Governorate
Ayn al-Arab
عين العرب
44,821
Ayn Al-Arab District
Aleppo Governorate
Azaz
أعزاز
31,623
Azaz District
Aleppo Governorate
Al-Bab
الباب
63,069
Al-Bab District
Aleppo Governorate
Baniyas
بانياس
41,632
Baniyas District
Tartus Governorate
Darayya
داريا
78,763
Darayya District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Dayr Hafir
دير حافر
18,948
Dayr Hafir District
Aleppo Governorate
Douma
دوما
110,893
Douma District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Duraykish
دريكيش
13,244
Duraykish District
Tartus Governorate
Fiq
فيق
1,947
Fiq District
Quneitra Governorate
Al-Haffah
الحفة
4,298
Al-Haffah District
Latakia Governorate
Harem
حارم
21,934
Harem District
Idlib Governorate
Izra
ازرع
19,158
Izra District
Daraa Governorate
Jableh
جبلة
53,989
Jableh District
Latakia Governorate
Jarabulus
جرابلس
11,570
Jarabulus District
Aleppo Governorate
Jisr al-Shughur
جسر الشغور
39,917
Jisr al-Shughur District
Idlib Governorate
Maarat al-Numaan
معرة النعمان
58,008
Maarat al-Numaan District
Idlib Governorate
Al-Malikiyah
المالكية
26,311
Al-Malikiyah District
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Manbij
منبج
99,497
Manbij District
Aleppo Governorate
Masyaf
مصياف
22,508
Masyaf District
Hama Governorate
Mayadin
الميادين
44,028
Mayadin District
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Mhardeh
محردة
17,578
Mhardeh District
Hama Governorate
Al-Mukharram
المخرم
6,202
Al-Mukharram District
Homs Governorate
An-Nabk
النبك
32,548
Al-Nabk District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qamishli
القامشلي
184,231
Qamishli District
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Qardaha
القرداحة
8,671
Qardaha District
Latakia Governorate
Qatana
قطنا
33,996
Qatana District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qudsaya
قدسيا
33,571
Qudsaya District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Qusayr
القصير
29,818
Al-Qusayr District
Homs Governorate
Al-Qutayfah
القطيفة
26,671
Al-Qutayfah District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Ras al-Ayn
رأس العين
29,347
Ras al-Ayn District
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Rastan
الرستن
39,834
Al-Rastan District
Homs Governorate
Al-Safira
السفيرة
63,708
Al-Safira District
Aleppo Governorate
Safita
صافيتا
20,301
Safita District
Tartus Governorate
Salamiyah
سلمية
66,724
Salamiyah District
Hama Governorate
Salkhad
صلخد
9,155
Salkhad District
As-Suwayda Governorate
Al-Sanamayn
الصنمين
26,268
Al-Sanamayn District
Daraa Governorate
Salqin
سلقين
23,500
Salqin Nahiyah
Idlib Governorate
Al-Shaykh Badr
الشيخ بدر
9,486
Al-Shaykh Badr District
Tartus Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah
السقيلبية
13,920
Al-Suqaylabiyah District
Hama Governorate
Tadmur
تدمر
51,323
Tadmur District
Homs Governorate
Tell Abyad
تل أبيض
14,825
Tell Abyad District
Raqqa Governorate
Taldou
تلدو
15,727
Taldou District
Homs Governorate
Talkalakh
تلكلخ
18,412
Talkalakh District
Homs Governorate
Al-Tall
التل
44,597
Al-Tall District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Thawrah
الثورة
69,425
Al-Thawrah District
Raqqa Governorate
Yabroud
يبرود
25,891
Yabroud District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
Zabadani
الزبداني
26,285
Zabadani District
Rif Dimashq Governorate
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