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Districts of Syria

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Districts of Syria

The 14 governorates of Syria, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), are divided into 65 districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahiya). Each district bears the same name as its district capital.

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Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor, subject to the approval of the minister of the interior. These officials work with elected district councils to attend to assorted local needs, and serve as intermediaries between central government authority and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders.

List of districts

The 65 districts are listed below by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. Parts of Quneitra Governorate have been under Israeli occupation since 1967 (see Golan Heights).

Aleppo Governorate

  • Afrin District
  • Al-Bab District
  • Atarib District
  • Ayn al-Arab District
  • Azaz District
  • Dayr Hafir District
  • Jarabulus District
  • Manbij District
  • Mount Simeon District
  • Safirah District
  • Damascus Governorate

  • Damascus
  • Daraa Governorate

  • Al-Sanamayn District
  • Daraa District
  • Izra District
  • Deir ez-Zor Governorate

  • Abu Kamal District
  • Deir ez-Zor District
  • Mayadin District
  • Hama Governorate

  • Al-Salamiyah District
  • Al-Suqaylabiyah District
  • Hama District
  • Masyaf District
  • Mhardeh District
  • Al-Hasakah Governorate

  • Al-Hasakah District
  • Al-Malikiyah District
  • Qamishli District
  • Ra's al-'Ayn District
  • Homs Governorate

  • Al-Mukharram District
  • Al-Qusayr District
  • Ar-Rastan District
  • Homs District
  • Tadmur District
  • Taldou District
  • Talkalakh District
  • Idlib Governorate

  • Arihah District
  • Harem District
  • Idlib District
  • Jisr al-Shughur District
  • Ma'arrat al-Numan District
  • Latakia Governorate

  • Al-Haffah District
  • Jableh District
  • Latakia District
  • Qardaha District
  • Quneitra Governorate

  • Fiq District
  • Quneitra District
  • Raqqa Governorate

  • Al-Thawrah District
  • Raqqa District
  • Tell Abyad District
  • Rif Dimashq Governorate

  • Al-Nabk District
  • Al-Qutayfah District
  • Al-Tall District
  • Al-Zabadani District
  • Darayya District
  • Duma District
  • Markaz Rif Dimashq District
  • Qatana District
  • Qudsaya District
  • Yabrud District
  • As-Suwayda Governorate

  • As-Suwayda District
  • Salkhad District
  • Shahba District
  • Tartus Governorate

  • Al-Shaykh Badr District
  • Baniyas District
  • Duraykish District
  • Safita District
  • Tartus District
  • References

    Districts of Syria Wikipedia


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