Districts of Syria

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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).[1] The district bears the same name as the district capital.

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.

The districts are listed below by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). The city of Damascus is a governorate, district and subdistrict in the same time. Note that parts that of the Quneitra Governorate are under Israeli occupation since 1967 (see Golan Heights).

List of districts

Syria is divided into a total of 65 districts:

Aleppo Governorate

ʻAyn al-ʻArab
Al-Bāb
Dayr Ḥāfir
Safīrah
Aʻzāz

Damascus Governorate

Daraa Governorate

Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Hama Governorate

Al-Suqaylabiyah
Muhardeh
Salamiyah

Al-Hasakah Governorate

Al Qamishli
Ra's al-'Ayn

Homs Governorate

Idlib Governorate

Arihah
Jisr ash-Shugur
Ma'arrat al-Numan

Latakia Governorate

Quneitra Governorate

Ar-Raqqah Governorate

Tal Abyad

Rif Dimashq Governorate

Markaz
Rif Dimashq
Al-Nabk
Duma
Yabrud
Zabadani

As-Suwayda Governorate

Tartus Governorate

Ash-Shaykh Badr

See also

References

  1. "Syria Description 2003" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-05-09.

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