List of cities in Syria

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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]

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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]

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English nameArabic namePopulationDistrictGovernorate
Damascus [3] دمشق2,685,360 Damascus (as a district) Damascus Governorate
Aleppo [4] حلب2,132,100 Mount Simeon District Aleppo Governorate
Homs [5] حمص652,609 Homs District Homs Governorate
Latakia [6] اللاذقية383,786 Latakia District Latakia Governorate
Hama [7] حماة312,994 Hama District Hama Governorate
Raqqa [8] الرقة220,488 Raqqa District Raqqa Governorate
Deir ez-Zor [9] دير الزور211,857 Deir ez-Zor District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Al-Hasakah [10] الحسكة188,160 Al-Hasakah District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Qamishli القامشلي184,231 Qamishli District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Tartus [11] طرطوس115,769 Tartus District Tartus Governorate
Douma دوما110,893 Douma District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Manbij منبج99,497 Manbij District Aleppo Governorate
Idlib [12] ادلب98,791 Idlib District Idlib Governorate
Daraa [13] درعا97,969 Daraa District Daraa Governorate
Darayya داريا78,763 Darayya District Rif Dimashq Governorate
As-Suwayda [14] السويداء73,641 As-Suwayda District As-Suwayda Governorate
Al-Thawrah الثورة69,425 Al-Thawrah District Raqqa Governorate
Salamiyah سلمية66,724 Salamiyah District Hama Governorate
Al-Safira السفيرة63,708 Al-Safira District Aleppo Governorate
Al-Bab الباب63,069 Al-Bab District Aleppo Governorate
Maarat al-Numan معرة النعمان58,008 Maarat al-Numaan District Idlib Governorate
Jableh جبلة53,989 Jableh District Latakia Governorate
Palmyra تدمر51,323 Tadmur District Homs Governorate
Nawa نوى47,066 Izraa District Daraa Governorate
Ayn al-Arab عين العرب44,821 Ayn Al-Arab District Aleppo Governorate
Al-Tall التل44,597 Al-Tall District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Mayadin الميادين44,028 Mayadin District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Abu Kamal البوكمال42,510 Abu Kamal District Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Baniyas بانياس41,632 Baniyas District Tartus Governorate
Jisr al-Shughur جسر الشغور39,917 Jisr al-Shughur District Idlib Governorate
Al-Rastan الرستن39,834 Al-Rastan District Homs Governorate
Ariha أريحا39,501 Arihah District Idlib Governorate
Afrin عفرين36,562 Afrin District Aleppo Governorate
Qatana قطنا33,996 Qatana District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qudsaya قدسيا33,571 Qudsaya District Rif Dimashq Governorate
An-Nabk النبك32,548 Al-Nabk District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Jasim جاسم31,683 Izraa District Daraa Governorate
Azaz أعزاز31,623 Azaz District Aleppo Governorate
Al-Qusayr القصير29,818 Al-Qusayr District Homs Governorate
Ras al-Ayn رأس العين29,347 Ras al-Ayn District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Qutayfah القطيفة26,671 Al-Qutayfah District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Malikiyah المالكية26,311 Al-Malikiyah District Al-Hasakah Governorate
Zabadani الزبداني26,285 Zabadani District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Sanamayn الصنمين26,268 Al-Sanamayn District Daraa Governorate
Yabroud يبرود25,891 Yabroud District Rif Dimashq Governorate
Ash-Shaykh Miskin الشيخ مسكين24,057 Izraa District Daraa Governorate
Salqin سلقين23,500 Salqin Nahiyah Idlib Governorate
Masyaf مصياف22,508 Masyaf District Hama Governorate
Harem حارم21,934 Harem District Idlib Governorate
Al-Hirak الحراك20,760 Izraa District Daraa Governorate
Safita صافيتا20,301 Safita District Tartus Governorate
Izraa ازرع19,158 Izraa District Daraa Governorate
Dayr Hafir دير حافر18,948 Dayr Hafir District Aleppo Governorate
Talkalakh تلكلخ18,412 Talkalakh District Homs Governorate
Mhardeh محردة17,578 Mhardeh District Hama Governorate
Taldou تلدو15,727 Taldou District Homs Governorate
Tell Abyad تل أبيض14,825 Tell Abyad District Raqqa Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبية13,920 Al-Suqaylabiyah District Hama Governorate
Duraykish دريكيش13,244 Duraykish District Tartus Governorate
Jarabulus جرابلس11,570 Jarabulus District Aleppo Governorate
Atarib الأتارب10,657 Atarib District Aleppo Governorate
Al-Shaykh Badr الشيخ بدر9,486 Al-Shaykh Badr District Tartus Governorate
Salkhad صلخد9,155 Salkhad District As-Suwayda Governorate
Qardaha القرداحة8,671 Qardaha District Latakia Governorate
Al-Mukharram المخرم6,202 Al-Mukharram District Homs Governorate
Al-Haffah الحفة4,298 Al-Haffah District Latakia Governorate
Quneitra القنيطرة153 Quneitra District Quneitra Governorate
Fiq فيق0 Fiq District Quneitra Governorate

Other cities

English nameArabic nameGovernoratePopulation
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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Administrative divisions" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Damascus city population
  4. ↑ Aleppo city population Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Homs city population Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today
  6. ↑ Latakia city population Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Hama city population
  8. ↑ ar-Raqqah city population
  9. ↑ Deir ez-Zor city population
  10. ↑ al-Hasakah city population
  11. ↑ Tartus city population
  12. ↑ Idlib city population Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
  13. ↑ Daraa city population Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today
  14. ↑ as-Suwayda city population
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