List of cities in Syria

List of cities in Syria

Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria, there are sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah) in Syria, which are further divided into 206 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahia).[1] Every governorate has a capital city, and every district has its own capital or center city. There are 84 cities and 6432 towns/villages in Syria.[1] Below is a list of the cities in Syria.

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Governorate capital cities

English Name Arabic Name Governorate Name Population
Tartus طرطوس Tartus Governorate 93,054
Latakia اللاذقية Latakia Governorate 554,000
Damascus دمشق وريف دمشق Damascus and Rif Dimashq 1,600,000
Aleppo حلب Aleppo Governorate 1,700,000
Homs حمص Homs Governorate 1,033,000
Hama حماه Hama Governorate 790,000
Idlib ادلب Idlib Governorate 55,000
As-Suwayda السويداء As-Suwayda Governorate 87,000
Daraa درعا Daraa Governorate 75,000
Quneitra القنيطرة Quneitra Governorate 37,000
Deir ez-Zor دير الزور Deir ez-Zor Governorate 133,000
Al-Hasakah الحسكة Al-Hasakah Governorate 82,000
Ar-Raqqah الرقة Ar-Raqqah Governorate 188,000

All of the 14 governorates of Syria have capital cities except Damascus, which is considered the capital city of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. The governorate capital cities are also the capital cities of the districts they belong to.

District capital cities

Amongst the 60 district capital cities, 13 capital cities are also governorate capital cities. Damascus is a governorate and a city. This means that besides the 13 governorate capital cities, there are 47 other district capital cities.

English Name Arabic Name Governorate Name Population
'Ayn al-'Arab عين العرب Aleppo Governorate 55,000
Abu Kamal أبو كمال Deir ez-Zor Governorate 64000
Afrin عفرين Aleppo Governorate 80,000
Al-Bab الباب Aleppo Governorate 145,000
Al-Haffah الحفة Latakia Governorate 18,000
Al-Malikiyah المالكية Al-Hasakah Governorate 19,000
Al-Mukharram المخرم Homs Governorate 10,000
Al Qamishli القامشلي Al-Hasakah Governorate 88,000
Al-Qusayr القصير Homs Governorate 45,000
Al-Qutayfah القطيفة Rif Dimashq Governorate 17,000
Al-Nabk النبك Rif Dimashq Governorate 53,000
Arihah أريحة Idlib Governorate 55,000
Al-Rastan الرستن Homs Governorate 59,000
Al-Safirah السفيرة Aleppo Governorate 107,000
Al-Sanamayn الصنمين Daraa Governorate 28,000
Al-Suqaylabiyah السقيلبيه Hama Governorate 18,000
Al-Shaykh Badr الشيخ بدر Tartus Governorate 48,000
Al-Tall التل Rif Dimashq Governorate 60,000
Al-Thawrah الثورة Ar-Raqqah Governorate 65,000
A'zaz أعزاز Aleppo Governorate 64,000
Baniyas بانياس Tartus Governorate 42,000
Darayya داريا Rif Dimashq Governorate 76,000
Duma دوما Rif Dimashq Governorate 118,000
Duraykish دريكيش Tartus Governorate 13,000
Fiq فيق Al-Qunaytirah Governorate 6,000
Harem حارم Idlib Governorate 22,000
Izra' ازرع Daraa Governorate 15,000
Jableh جبلة Latakia Governorate 71,000
Jarabulus جرابلس Aleppo Governorate 26,000
Jisr ash-Shugur جسر الشغور Idlib Governorate 42,000
Ma'arrat al-Numan معرة النعمان Idlib Governorate 81,000
Manbij منبج Aleppo Governorate 72,000
Masyaf مصياف Hama Governorate 35,000
Mayadin الميادين Deir ez-Zor Governorate 61,000
Muhardeh محردة Hama Governorate 22,000
Qardaha القرداحة Latakia Governorate 17,000
Qatana قطنا Rif Dimashq Governorate 19,000
Palmyra تدمر Homs Governorate 56,000
Ra's al-'Ayn رأس العين Al-Hasakah Governorate 24,000
Safita صا فيتا Tartus Governorate 30,000
Salamiyah سلمية Hama Governorate 103,000
Salkhad صلخد As-Suwayda Governorate 15,000
Shahba شهبا As-Suwayda Governorate 16,000
Tal Abyad تل أبيض Ar-Raqqah Governorate 13,000
Talkalakh تلكلخ Homs Governorate 32,000
Yabrud يبرود Rif Dimashq Governorate 43,000
Zabadani الزبداني Rif Dimashq Governorate 31,000

Other cities

Of the 84 cities in Syria, there are 60 district capital cities. The remaining 24 cities in Syria are listed below.

English Name Arabic Name Governorate Name Population
Al-Darbasiyah الدرباسية Al-Hasakah Governorate 22,247
Al-Hajar al-Aswad الحجر الأسود Rif Dimashq Governorate 96,419
Binnish بنش Idlib Governorate 34,831
Bosra بصرى Daraa Governorate
Dayr 'Atiyah دير عطية Rif Dimashq Governorate 20,000 est.
Harasta حرستا Rif Dimashq Governorate 38,184
Jaramanah جرمانا Rif Dimashq Governorate
Kafr Nabl كفرنبل Idlib Governorate 26,774
Khan Shaykhun خان شيخون Idlib Governorate 52,972
Ma'arrat Misrin معرة مصرين Idlib Governorate 34,788
Nawa نوى Daraa Governorate 59,170
Salqin سلقين Idlib Governorate 34,187
Saraqib سراقب Idlib Governorate 37,025
Saidnaya صيدنايا Rif Dimashq Governorate

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Administrative divisions" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070329153050/http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-05. 

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