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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]
Each of the governorates and districts has its own centre or capital city, except
for 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

Capital city marker.svg DamascusQuneitraDaraaAl-
SuwaydaHomsTartusLatakiaHamaIdlibAleppoRaqqaDeir ez-ZorAl-Hasakah
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]

Governorates of Syria
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Raqqa Governorate
Aleppo Governorate
Idlib Governorate
Latakia Governorate
Tartus Governorate
Hama Governorate
Homs Governorate
Damascus and Rif Dimashq
As-Suwayda Governorate
Daraa Governorate
Quneitra Governorate
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 الزور‬211,857 Deir ez-Zor District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Hama[7] ‫حماة‬ 312,994 Hama District Hama Governorate
Al-Hasakah[8] ‫ الحسكة‬188,160 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] ‫ الالذقية‬383,786 Latakia District Latakia Governorate
Quneitra[12] ‫ القنيطرة‬153 Quneitra District Quneitra Governorate
Raqqa[13] ‫الرقة‬ 220,488 Raqqa District Raqqa Governorate
As-Suwayda[14] ‫ السويداء‬73,641 As-Suwayda District As-Suwayda Governorate
Tartus[15] ‫ طرطوس‬115,769 Tartus District Tartus Governorate
n/a n/a n/a Markaz Rif Dimashq Rif Dimashq Governorate
Abu Kamal ‫ البوكمال‬42,510 Abu Kamal District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Afrin ‫ عفرين‬36,562 Afrin District Aleppo Governorate
Arihah ‫أريحا‬ 39,501 Arihah District Idlib Governorate
Atarib ‫ األتارب‬10,657 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 ‫ بانياس‬41,632 Baniyas District Tartus Governorate
Darayya ‫داريا‬ 78,763 Darayya District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Dayr Hafir ‫ دير حافر‬18,948 Dayr Hafir District Aleppo Governorate
Douma ‫دوما‬ 110,893 Douma District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Duraykish ‫ دريكيش‬13,244 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 ‫ جرابلس‬11,570 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 ‫ المالكية‬26,311 Al-Malikiyah District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Manbij ‫منبج‬ 99,497 Manbij District Aleppo Governorate
Masyaf ‫ مصياف‬22,508 Masyaf District Hama Governorate
Mayadin ‫ الميادين‬44,028 Mayadin District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Mhardeh ‫ محردة‬17,578 Mhardeh District Hama Governorate
Al-Mukharram ‫ المخرم‬6,202 Al-Mukharram District Homs Governorate
An-Nabk ‫النبك‬ 32,548 Al-Nabk District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qamishli ‫ القامشلي‬184,231 Qamishli District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Qardaha ‫ القرداحة‬8,671 Qardaha District Latakia Governorate
Qatana ‫قطنا‬ 33,996 Qatana District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qudsaya ‫قدسيا‬ 33,571 Qudsaya District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Qusayr ‫ القصير‬29,818 Al-Qusayr District Homs Governorate
Al-Qutayfah ‫ القطيفة‬26,671 Al-Qutayfah District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Ras al-Ayn ‫رأس العين‬ 29,347 Ras al-Ayn District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Rastan ‫ الرستن‬39,834 Al-Rastan District Homs Governorate
Al-Safira ‫ السفيرة‬63,708 Al-Safira District Aleppo Governorate
Safita ‫ صافيتا‬20,301 Safita District Tartus Governorate
Salamiyah ‫ سلمية‬66,724 Salamiyah District Hama Governorate
Salkhad ‫صلخد‬ 9,155 Salkhad District As-Suwayda Governorate
Al-Sanamayn ‫ الصنمين‬26,268 Al-Sanamayn District Daraa Governorate
Salqin ‫ سلقين‬23,500 Salqin Nahiyah Idlib Governorate
Al-Shaykh Badr ‫الشيخ بدر‬ 9,486 Al-Shaykh Badr District Tartus Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah ‫ السقيلبية‬13,920 Al-Suqaylabiyah District Hama Governorate
Tadmur ‫تدمر‬ 51,323 Tadmur District Homs Governorate
Tell Abyad ‫ تل أبيض‬14,825 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 ‫ الزبداني‬26,285 Zabadani District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Other cities
English name Arabic name Governorate Population
Sayyidah Zaynab ‫السيدة زينب‬ Rif Dimashq Governorate 136,427
Al-Hajar al-Aswad ‫الحجر األسود‬ Rif Dimashq Governorate 84,948
Binnish ‫بنش‬ Idlib Governorate 21,848
Bosra ‫بصرى‬ Daraa Governorate 19,683
Dayr 'Atiyah ‫ دير عطية‬Rif Dimashq Governorate 10,984
Harasta ‫ حرستا‬Rif Dimashq Governorate 68,708
Jaramana ‫ جرمانا‬Rif Dimashq Governorate 114,363
Kafr Nabl ‫ كفر نبل‬Idlib Governorate 15,455
Khan Shaykhun ‫خان شيخون‬ Idlib Governorate 34,371
Ma'arrat Misrin ‫معرتمصرين‬ Idlib Governorate 17,519
Nawa ‫نوى‬ Daraa Governorate 47,066
Kafr Takharim ‫كفر تخاريم‬ Idlib Governorate 21,012
Saraqib ‫ سراقب‬Idlib Governorate 32,495
Talbiseh ‫ تلبيسة‬Homs Governorate 30,796
See also
Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war
Districts of Syria
Governorates of Syria
List of towns and villages in Syria
References
"Administrative divisions" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria.
Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-10. Retrieved
2013-11-04.
Aleppo city population Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
Damascus city population
Daraa city population Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today
Deir ez-Zor city population
Hama city population
al-Hasakah city population
Homs city population Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today
Idlib city population Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
Latakia city population Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
Quneitra city population Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
ar-Raqqah city population
as-Suwayda city population
Tartus city population