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List of cities in Syria

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]

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]

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
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References

  1. [1]
    "Administrative divisions" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. [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. [3]
    Aleppo city population Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Damascus city population
  5. [5]
    Daraa city population Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today
  6. [6]
    Deir ez-Zor city population
  7. [7]
    Hama city population
  8. [8]
    al-Hasakah city population
  9. [9]
    Homs city population Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today
  10. [10]
    Idlib city population Archived 2012-08-02 at archive.today
  11. [11]
    Latakia city population Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  12. [12]
    Quneitra city population Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
  13. [13]
    ar-Raqqah city population
  14. [14]
    as-Suwayda city population
  15. [15]
    Tartus city population
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