The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates, which are further sub-divided into 65 districts, which are further divided into 284 sub-districts. 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 also have their own centres as well.
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.
+English nameArabic namePopulationDistrictGovernorateAleppo (metropolitan area)Aleppo city population حلب2,132,100Mount Simeon DistrictAleppo GovernorateDamascus (city)دمشق 1,414,913Damascus (as a district)Damascus GovernorateHomsHoms city population حمص652,609Homs DistrictHoms GovernorateLatakiaLatakia city population اللاذقية383,786Latakia DistrictLatakia GovernorateHamaحماة312,994Hama DistrictHama GovernorateRaqqaar-Raqqah city populationالرقة220,488Raqqa DistrictRaqqa GovernorateDeir ez-Zorدير الزور211,857Deir ez-Zor DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateHasakahal-Hasakah city populationالحسكة188,160Hasakah DistrictHasakah GovernorateQamishliالقامشلي184,231Qamishli DistrictHasakah GovernorateTartusطرطوس115,769Tartus DistrictTartus GovernorateDoumaدوما110,893Douma DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateManbij منبج99,497Manbij DistrictAleppo Governorate IdlibIdlib city population ادلب98,791Idlib DistrictIdlib GovernorateDaraaDaraa city population درعا97,969Daraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateDarayyaداريا78,763Darayya DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateSuwaydaالسويداء73,641Suwayda DistrictSuwayda GovernorateTabqaالطبقة69,425Tabqa DistrictRaqqa GovernorateSalamiyahسلمية66,724Salamiyah DistrictHama GovernorateAl-Safiraالسفيرة63,708Al-Safira DistrictAleppo GovernorateAl-Babالباب63,069Al-Bab DistrictAleppo GovernorateMaarat al-Numanمعرة النعمان58,008Maarat al-Numaan DistrictIdlib GovernorateJablehجبلة53,989Jableh DistrictLatakia GovernoratePalmyraتدمر 51,323Tadmur DistrictHoms Governorate Nawaنوى47,066Izraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateAyn al-Arabعين العرب44,821Ayn Al-Arab DistrictAleppo GovernorateAl-Tallالتل44,597Al-Tall DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateMayadinالميادين44,028Mayadin DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateAbu Kamalالبوكمال42,510Abu Kamal DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateBaniyasبانياس41,632Baniyas DistrictTartus GovernorateJisr al-Shughurجسر الشغور39,917Jisr al-Shughur DistrictIdlib GovernorateAl-Rastanالرستن39,834Al-Rastan DistrictHoms GovernorateArihaأريحا39,501Arihah DistrictIdlib GovernorateAfrinعفرين36,562Afrin DistrictAleppo GovernorateQatanaقطنا33,996Qatana DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateQudsayaقدسيا33,571Qudsaya DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAn-Nabkالنبك32,548Al-Nabk DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateJasimجاسم31,683Izraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateAzazأعزاز31,623Azaz DistrictAleppo GovernorateAl-Qusayrالقصير29,818Al-Qusayr DistrictHoms GovernorateRas al-Aynرأس العين29,347Ras al-Ayn DistrictHasakah GovernorateAl-Qutayfahالقطيفة26,671Al-Qutayfah DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAl-Malikiyahالمالكية26,311Al-Malikiyah DistrictHasakah GovernorateZabadaniالزبداني26,285Zabadani DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAl-Sanamaynالصنمين26,268Al-Sanamayn DistrictDaraa GovernorateYabroudيبرود25,891Yabroud DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAsh-Shaykh Miskinالشيخ مسكين24,057Izraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateSalqinسلقين 23,500Salqin NahiyahIdlib GovernorateMasyafمصياف22,508Masyaf DistrictHama GovernorateHaremحارم21,934Harem DistrictIdlib GovernorateAl-Hirakالحراك20,760Izraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateSafitaصافيتا20,301Safita DistrictTartus GovernorateIzraaازرع19,158Izraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateDayr Hafirدير حافر18,948Dayr Hafir DistrictAleppo GovernorateTalkalakhتلكلخ18,412Talkalakh DistrictHoms GovernorateMhardehمحردة17,578Mhardeh DistrictHama GovernorateTaldouتلدو 15,727Taldou DistrictHoms Governorate Tell Abyadتل أبيض14,825Tell Abyad DistrictRaqqa GovernorateAl-Suqaylabiyahالسقيلبية13,920Al-Suqaylabiyah DistrictHama GovernorateDuraykishدريكيش13,244Duraykish DistrictTartus GovernorateJarabulusجرابلس11,570Jarabulus DistrictAleppo GovernorateAtaribالأتارب10,657Atarib DistrictAleppo GovernorateAl-Shaykh Badrالشيخ بدر9,486Al-Shaykh Badr DistrictTartus GovernorateSalkhadصلخد9,155Salkhad DistrictSuwayda GovernorateQardaha القرداحة 8,671Qardaha DistrictLatakia Governorate Al-Mukharramالمخرم6,202Al-Mukharram DistrictHoms GovernorateAl-Haffahالحفة4,298Al-Haffah DistrictLatakia GovernorateQuneitraالقنيطرة153Quneitra DistrictQuneitra GovernorateFiq فيق 0Fiq DistrictQuneitra Governorate
Other cities +English nameArabic nameGovernoratePopulationSayyidah Zaynabالسيدة زينبRif Dimashq Governorate136,427Al-Hajar al-Aswadالحجر الأسودRif Dimashq Governorate84,948BinnishبنشIdlib Governorate21,848BosraبصرىDaraa Governorate19,683Dayr 'Atiyahدير عطيةRif Dimashq Governorate10,984HarastaحرستاRif Dimashq Governorate68,708JaramanaجرماناRif Dimashq Governorate114,363Kafr Nablكفر نبلIdlib Governorate15,455Khan Shaykhunخان شيخونIdlib Governorate34,371Ma'arrat MisrinمعرتمصرينIdlib Governorate17,519NawaنوىDaraa Governorate47,066Kafr Takharimكفر تخاريم Idlib Governorate21,012SaraqibسراقبIdlib Governorate32,495TalbisehتلبيسةHoms Governorate30,796
See also Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war Districts of Syria Governorates of Syria List of towns and villages in Syria
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