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 Damascus [ 3] دمشق 2,685,360 Damascus (as a district) Damascus Governorate Aleppo [ 4] حلب 2,132,100 Mount Simeon District Aleppo Governorate Homs [ 5] حمص 652,609 Homs District Homs Governorate Latakia [ 6] اللاذقية 383,786 Latakia District Latakia Governorate Hama [ 7] حماة 312,994 Hama District Hama Governorate Raqqa [ 8] الرقة 220,488 Raqqa District Raqqa Governorate Deir ez-Zor [ 9] دير الزور 211,857 Deir ez-Zor District Deir ez-Zor Governorate Al-Hasakah [ 10] الحسكة 188,160 Al-Hasakah District Al-Hasakah Governorate Qamishli القامشلي 184,231 Qamishli District Al-Hasakah Governorate Tartus [ 11] طرطوس 115,769 Tartus District Tartus Governorate Douma دوما 110,893 Douma District Rif Dimashq Governorate Manbij منبج 99,497 Manbij District Aleppo Governorate Idlib [ 12] ادلب 98,791 Idlib District Idlib Governorate Daraa [ 13] درعا 97,969 Daraa District Daraa Governorate Darayya داريا 78,763 Darayya District Rif Dimashq Governorate As-Suwayda [ 14] السويداء 73,641 As-Suwayda District As-Suwayda Governorate Al-Thawrah الثورة 69,425 Al-Thawrah District Raqqa Governorate Salamiyah سلمية 66,724 Salamiyah District Hama Governorate Al-Safira السفيرة 63,708 Al-Safira District Aleppo Governorate Al-Bab الباب 63,069 Al-Bab District Aleppo Governorate Maarat al-Numan معرة النعمان 58,008 Maarat al-Numaan District Idlib Governorate Jableh جبلة 53,989 Jableh District Latakia Governorate Palmyra تدمر 51,323 Tadmur District Homs Governorate Ayn al-Arab عين العرب 44,821 Ayn Al-Arab District Aleppo Governorate Al-Tall التل 44,597 Al-Tall District Rif Dimashq Governorate Mayadin الميادين 44,028 Mayadin District Deir ez-Zor Governorate Abu Kamal البوكمال 42,510 Abu Kamal District Deir ez-Zor Governorate Baniyas بانياس 41,632 Baniyas District Tartus Governorate Jisr al-Shughur جسر الشغور 39,917 Jisr al-Shughur District Idlib Governorate Al-Rastan الرستن 39,834 Al-Rastan District Homs Governorate Ariha أريحا 39,501 Arihah District Idlib Governorate Afrin عفرين 36,562 Afrin District Aleppo Governorate Qatana قطنا 33,996 Qatana District Rif Dimashq Governorate Qudsaya قدسيا 33,571 Qudsaya District Rif Dimashq Governorate An-Nabk النبك 32,548 Al-Nabk District Rif Dimashq Governorate Azaz أعزاز 31,623 Azaz District Aleppo Governorate Al-Qusayr القصير 29,818 Al-Qusayr District Homs Governorate Ras al-Ayn رأس العين 29,347 Ras al-Ayn District Al-Hasakah Governorate Al-Qutayfah القطيفة 26,671 Al-Qutayfah District Rif Dimashq Governorate Al-Malikiyah المالكية 26,311 Al-Malikiyah District Al-Hasakah Governorate Zabadani الزبداني 26,285 Zabadani District Rif Dimashq Governorate Al-Sanamayn الصنمين 26,268 Al-Sanamayn District Daraa Governorate Yabroud يبرود 25,891 Yabroud District Rif Dimashq Governorate Salqin سلقين 23,500 Salqin Nahiyah Idlib Governorate Masyaf مصياف 22,508 Masyaf District Hama Governorate Harem حارم 21,934 Harem District Idlib Governorate Safita صافيتا 20,301 Safita District Tartus Governorate Izra ازرع 19,158 Izra District Daraa Governorate Dayr Hafir دير حافر 18,948 Dayr Hafir District Aleppo Governorate Talkalakh تلكلخ 18,412 Talkalakh District Homs Governorate Mhardeh محردة 17,578 Mhardeh District Hama Governorate Taldou تلدو 15,727 Taldou District Homs Governorate Tell Abyad تل أبيض 14,825 Tell Abyad District Raqqa Governorate Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبية 13,920 Al-Suqaylabiyah District Hama Governorate Duraykish دريكيش 13,244 Duraykish District Tartus Governorate Jarabulus جرابلس 11,570 Jarabulus District Aleppo Governorate Atarib الأتارب 10,657 Atarib District Aleppo Governorate Al-Shaykh Badr الشيخ بدر 9,486 Al-Shaykh Badr District Tartus Governorate Salkhad صلخد 9,155 Salkhad District As-Suwayda Governorate Qardaha القرداحة 8,671 Qardaha District Latakia Governorate Al-Mukharram المخرم 6,202 Al-Mukharram District Homs Governorate Al-Haffah الحفة 4,298 Al-Haffah District Latakia Governorate Quneitra القنيطرة 153 Quneitra District Quneitra Governorate Fiq فيق 0 Fiq District Quneitra Governorate
Other cities English name Arabic name Governorate Population Sayyidah Zaynab السيدة زينب Rif Dimashq Governorate 136,427 Al-Hajar al-Aswad الحجر الأسود Rif Dimashq Governorate 84,948 Binnish بنش Idlib Governorate 21,848 Bosra بصرى Daraa Governorate 19,683 Dayr 'Atiyah دير عطية Rif Dimashq Governorate 10,984 Harasta حرستا Rif Dimashq Governorate 68,708 Jaramana جرمانا Rif Dimashq Governorate 114,363 Kafr Nabl كفر نبل Idlib 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 سراقب Idlib Governorate 32,495 Talbiseh تلبيسة Homs Governorate 30,796
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