List of cities in Syria
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Syria is subdivided in a hierarchical manner to subdivisions:
- 14 Governorates (muhafazah)
- 65 Districts (mintaqah)
- 284 Sub-districts (nahiyah)
- 65 Districts (mintaqah)
Each of the 14 Syrian governorates (muhafazat, singular muhafaza) is divided into many districts. The total number of the districts (manatiq, singular mantiqah) in Syria is 65, each of them is divided into smaller sub-districts (nawahi, singular nahiyah). A total of 284 sub-districts are formed in Syria.[1]
Each of the Syrian governorates and districts has its own centre, except of the Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district. All of the sub-districts have their own centres as well.[1]
In all of the districts in Syria, the district bears the same name as its capital with only one exception; the Mount Simeon District where the capital is the city of Aleppo. The same goes to all of the sub-districts except of the "Mount Simeon Central Sub-district" with the city of Aleppo being its centre.
Governorate and district capital cities
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Amongst the 65 districts of Syria, 64 districts have their regional capitals (administrative centres).
The Population figures are given according to the 2004 official census:[2]
- The first 13 cities in the list, are governorate centres and centres of their districts in the same time.
- The Rif Dimashq Governorate has no official centre and its headquarters are located in the city of Damascus. Markaz Rif Dimashq is a district within the Rif Dimashq Governorate, with no official regional centre.
- The city of Damascus is a governorate, district and sub-district in the same time.
Other cities
English Name | Arabic Name | Governorate Name | Population |
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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 |
Salqin | سلقين | Idlib Governorate | 23,700 |
Saraqib | سراقب | Idlib Governorate | 32,495 |
Talbiseh | تلبيسة | Homs 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
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- ↑ http://www.cbssyr.org/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf
- ↑ Aleppo city population
- ↑ Damascus city population
- ↑ Daraa city population
- ↑ Deir ez-Zor city population
- ↑ Hama city population
- ↑ al-Hasakah city population
- ↑ Homs city population
- ↑ Idlib city population
- ↑ Latakia city population
- ↑ Quneitra city population
- ↑ ar-Raqqah city population
- ↑ as-Suwayda city population
- ↑ Tartus city population