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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] Each district bears the same name as its 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.
List of districts[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Daraa Governorate[edit]
Deir ez-Zor Governorate[edit]
Hama Governorate[edit]
Al-Hasakah Governorate[edit]
Homs Governorate[edit]
- Al-Mukharram District
- Al-Qusayr District
- Ar-Rastan District
- Homs District
- Tadmur District
- Taldou District
- Talkalakh District
Idlib Governorate[edit]
Latakia Governorate[edit]
Quneitra Governorate[edit]
Raqqa Governorate[edit]
Rif Dimashq Governorate[edit]
- 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[edit]
Tartus Governorate[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of cities in Syria
- List of towns and villages in Syria
- Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War
References[edit]
- ^ "Syria Description 2003" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
External links[edit]
- Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria
- Syria's Local Government System profiles of people and institutions provided by the Arab Decision project
