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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

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).

Districts of Syria

Central Syria

Hama Governorate

Homs Governorate

Homs
Palmyra
Al-Mukharram
Talkalakh
Al-Rastan
Al-Qusayr

* - a newly created district since 2010, formerly belonging to Homs District

Latakia Governorate

Latakia
Jableh
Qardaha
Al-Haffah

Tartus Governorate

North East Syria

Aleppo Governorate

* - includes Aleppo City
** - a newly created district since 2008, formerly belonging to Mount Simeon District
*** - a newly created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Al-Bab District

Deir ez-Zor Governorate

Mayadin
Abu Kamal
Deir ez-Zor

Al-Hasakah Governorate

Qamishli
Ra's al-'Ayn
Al-Malikiyah
Al-Hasakah

Idlib Governorate

Raqqa Governorate

Al-Thawrah
Tal Abyad
Raqqa

South West Syria

Damascus Governorate

Daraa Governorate

Al-Sanamayn
Izra'
Daraa

Quneitra Governorate

Quneitra
Fiq

Rif Dimashq Governorate

Al-Qutayfah
Markaz
Rif Dimashq
Al-Nabk
Al-Tall
Darayya
Duma
Qatana
Yabrud
Zabadani

* - a newly created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Markaz Rif Dimashq District and parts of Al-Zabadani District

As-Suwayda Governorate

Shahba
Salkhad
Al-Suwayda

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.

External links

  • Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria
  • Syria's Local Government System profiles of people and institutions provided by the Arab Decision project