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The country of [[Syria]] is [[Administrative division|administratively subdivided]] into [[Governorates of Syria|14 governorates]], which are further sub-divided into [[Districts of Syria|65 districts]], which are further divided into 284 sub-districts.<ref name=CBS/> Each of the governorates and districts has its own centre or capital city, except for [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]] and [[Markaz Rif Dimashq]] district. All the sub-districts also have their own centres as well.<ref name=CBS>{{cite web | url =http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm | title =Administrative divisions | access-date =2007-04-05 | publisher =Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria | language =ar |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070329153050/http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-03-29}}</ref>

Each district bears the same name as its administrative centre, with the exception of [[Mount Simeon District]] where the centre is the city of [[Aleppo]]. The same applies to all ''nahiyas'' (sub-districts), except for the [[Mount Simeon Nahiyah]] where the centre is the city of Aleppo.

==Governorate and district capital cities==
{{Syria Capital Cities Labelled Map|float=right}}
Sixty-four of the 65 [[districts of Syria]] have a city that serves as the regional capital (administrative centre); [[Markaz Rif Dimashq]] is a district with no official regional centre.

The city of [[Damascus]] functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. The [[Rif Dimashq Governorate]] has no official centre and its headquarters are in Damascus.

The first 13 cities in the list are the centre of their governorate, as well as of their district.

The population figures are from the 2004 official census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310211017/http://www.cbssyr.org/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf |archive-date=2013-03-10 }}</ref>

[[Image:Syria districts.png|thumb|right|400px|{{center|[[Governorates of Syria]]}}
{{legend|#FF4040|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#E8FBC4|[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#0080FF|[[Raqqa Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#80FF00|[[Aleppo Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#408080|[[Idlib Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#8080FF|[[Latakia Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#C0C0C0|[[Tartus Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Hama Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#0080C0|[[Homs Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#804040|[[Damascus]] and [[Rif Dimashq]]}}
{{legend|#FF8040|[[As-Suwayda Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#008080|[[Daraa Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#808040|[[Quneitra Governorate]]}}]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+
|- bgcolor=#E6E6FA
!English name
!Arabic name
!Population
!District
!Governorate
|-
|[[Damascus]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20120801022816/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB01-1-2004.htm Damascus city population]</ref>
|دمشق 
|2,685,360
|[[Damascus]] (as a district)
|[[Damascus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Aleppo]]<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-1-2004.htm Aleppo city population] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520173518/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-1-2004.htm |date=2012-05-20 }}</ref>
|حلب
|2,132,100
|[[Mount Simeon District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Homs]]<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-1-2004.htm Homs city population] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120731052244/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-1-2004.htm |date=2012-07-31 }}</ref>
|حمص
|652,609
|[[Homs District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|-
|[[Latakia]]<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-1-2004.htm Latakia city population] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317032446/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-1-2004.htm |date=2013-03-17 }}</ref>
|اللاذقية
|383,786
|[[Latakia District]]
|[[Latakia Governorate]]
|-
|[[Hama]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723204435/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-1-2004.htm Hama city population]</ref>
|حماة
|312,994
|[[Hama District]]
|[[Hama Governorate]]
|-
|[[Raqqa]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130309223437/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB11-1-2004.htm ar-Raqqah city population]</ref>
|الرقة
|220,488
|[[Raqqa District]]
|[[Raqqa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Deir ez-Zor]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20120731082600/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB09-1-2004.htm Deir ez-Zor city population]</ref>
|دير الزور
|211,857
|[[Deir ez-Zor District]]
|[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Hasakah]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130305103458/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB08-1-2004.htm al-Hasakah city population]</ref>
|الحسكة
|188,160
|[[Al-Hasakah District]]
|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]
|-
|[[Qamishli]]
|القامشلي
|184,231
|[[Qamishli District]]
|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]
|-
|[[Tartus]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20120801104706/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-1-2004.htm Tartus city population]</ref>
|طرطوس
|115,769
|[[Tartus District]]
|[[Tartus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Douma, Syria|Douma]]
|دوما
|110,893
|[[Douma District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Manbij]] 
|منبج
|99,497
|[[Manbij District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]] 
|-
|[[Idlib]]<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-1-2004.htm Idlib city population] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120802060839/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-1-2004.htm |date=2012-08-02 }}</ref>
|ادلب
|98,791
|[[Idlib District]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|-
|[[Daraa]]<ref>[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-1-2004.htm Daraa city population] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120723160254/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB12-1-2004.htm |date=2012-07-23 }}</ref>
|درعا
|97,969
|[[Daraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Darayya]]
|داريا
|78,763
|[[Darayya District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[As-Suwayda]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20120804045153/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB13-1-2004.htm as-Suwayda city population]</ref>
|السويداء
|73,641
|[[As-Suwayda District]]
|[[As-Suwayda Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Tabqah]]
|الثورة
|69,425
|[[Al-Tabqah District]]
|[[Raqqa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Salamiyah]]
|سلمية
|66,724
|[[Salamiyah District]]
|[[Hama Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Safira]]
|السفيرة
|63,708
|[[Al-Safira District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Bab]]
|الباب
|63,069
|[[Al-Bab District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Maarat al-Numan]]
|معرة النعمان
|58,008
|[[Maarat al-Numaan District]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|-
|[[Jableh]]
|جبلة
|53,989
|[[Jableh District]]
|[[Latakia Governorate]]
|-
|[[Palmyra (modern)|Palmyra]]
|تدمر 
|51,323
|[[Tadmur District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]] 
|-
|[[Nawa, Daraa|Nawa]]
|نوى
|47,066
|[[Izraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Kobanî|Ayn al-Arab]]
|عين العرب
|44,821
|[[Ayn Al-Arab District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Tall, Syria|Al-Tall]]
|التل
|44,597
|[[Al-Tall District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq|Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Mayadin]]
|الميادين
|44,028
|[[Mayadin District]]
|[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]
|-
|[[Abu Kamal]]
|البوكمال
|42,510
|[[Abu Kamal District]]
|[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]
|-
|[[Baniyas]]
|بانياس
|41,632
|[[Baniyas District]]
|[[Tartus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Jisr al-Shughur]]
|جسر الشغور
|39,917
|[[Jisr al-Shughur District]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Rastan]]
|الرستن
|39,834
|[[Al-Rastan District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|-
|[[Ariha, Syria|Ariha]]
|أريحا
|39,501
|[[Arihah District]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|-
|[[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]]
|عفرين
|36,562
|[[Afrin District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Qatana]]
|قطنا
|33,996
|[[Qatana District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Qudsaya]]
|قدسيا
|33,571
|[[Qudsaya District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[An-Nabk]]
|النبك
|32,548
|[[Al-Nabk District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Jasim]]
|جاسم
|31,683
|[[Izraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Azaz]]
|أعزاز
|31,623
|[[Azaz District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Qusayr, Syria|Al-Qusayr]]
|القصير
|29,818
|[[Al-Qusayr District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|-
|[[Ras al-Ayn, al-Hasakah Governorate|Ras al-Ayn]]
|رأس العين
|29,347
|[[Ras al-Ayn District]]
|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Qutayfah]]
|القطيفة
|26,671
|[[Al-Qutayfah District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq|Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Malikiyah]]
|المالكية
|26,311
|[[Al-Malikiyah District]]
|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Zabadani|Zabadani]]
|الزبداني
|26,285
|[[Al-Zabadani District|Zabadani District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Sanamayn]]
|الصنمين
|26,268
|[[Al-Sanamayn District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Yabroud]]
|يبرود
|25,891
||[[Yabroud District]]
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|-
|[[Ash-Shaykh Miskin]]
|الشيخ مسكين
|24,057
||[[Izraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Salqin]]
|سلقين 
|23,500
|[[Salqin Nahiyah]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|- 
|[[Masyaf]]
|مصياف
|22,508
|[[Masyaf District]]
|[[Hama Governorate]]
|-
|[[Harem, Syria|Harem]]
|حارم
|21,934
|[[Harem District]]
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Hirak, Daraa|Al-Hirak]]
|الحراك
|20,760
|[[Izraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Safita]]
|صافيتا
|20,301
|[[Safita District]]
|[[Tartus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Izraa]]
|ازرع
|19,158
|[[Izraa District]]
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Dayr Hafir]]
|دير حافر
|18,948
|[[Dayr Hafir District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Talkalakh]]
|تلكلخ
|18,412
|[[Talkalakh District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|-
|[[Mhardeh]]
|محردة
|17,578
|[[Mhardeh District]]
|[[Hama Governorate]]
|-
|[[Taldou]]
|تلدو 
|15,727
|[[Taldou District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]] 
|-
|[[Tell Abyad]]
|تل أبيض
|14,825
|[[Tell Abyad District]]
|[[Raqqa Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Suqaylabiyah]]
|السقيلبية
|13,920
|[[Al-Suqaylabiyah District]]
|[[Hama Governorate]]
|-
|[[Duraykish]]
|دريكيش
|13,244
|[[Duraykish District]]
|[[Tartus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Jarabulus]]
|جرابلس
|11,570
|[[Jarabulus District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Atarib]]
|الأتارب
|10,657
|[[Atarib District]]
|[[Aleppo Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Shaykh Badr]]
|الشيخ بدر
|9,486
|[[Al-Shaykh Badr District]]
|[[Tartus Governorate]]
|-
|[[Salkhad]]
|صلخد
|9,155
|[[Salkhad District]]
|[[As-Suwayda Governorate]]
|-
|[[Qardaha]] 
|القرداحة 
|8,671
|[[Qardaha District]]
|[[Latakia Governorate]] 
|-
|[[Al-Mukharram]]
|المخرم
|6,202
|[[Al-Mukharram District]]
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|-
|[[Al-Haffah]]
|الحفة
|4,298
|[[Al-Haffah District]]
|[[Latakia Governorate]]
|-
|[[Quneitra]]
|القنيطرة
|153
|[[Quneitra District]]
|[[Quneitra Governorate]]
|-
|[[Fiq, Syria|Fiq]] 
|فيق 
|0
|[[Fiq District]]
|[[Quneitra Governorate]] 
|-
|}

==Other cities==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+
|- bgcolor=#E6E6FA
!English name
!Arabic name
!Governorate
!Population
|-
|[[Sayyidah Zaynab]]
|السيدة زينب
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|136,427
|-
|[[Al-Hajar al-Aswad]]
|الحجر الأسود
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|84,948
|-
|[[Binnish]]
|بنش
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|21,848
|-
|[[Bosra]]
|بصرى
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|19,683
|-
|[[Dayr 'Atiyah]]
|دير عطية
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|10,984
|-
|[[Harasta]]
|حرستا
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|68,708
|-
|[[Jaramana]]
|جرمانا
|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]
|114,363
|-
|[[Kafr Nabl]]
|كفر نبل
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|15,455
|-
|[[Khan Shaykhun]]
|خان شيخون
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|34,371
|-
|[[Ma'arrat Misrin]]
|معرتمصرين
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|17,519
|-
|[[Nawa, Syria|Nawa]]
|نوى
|[[Daraa Governorate]]
|47,066
|-
|[[Kafr Takharim]]
|كفر تخاريم 
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|21,012
|-
|[[Saraqib]]
|سراقب
|[[Idlib Governorate]]
|32,495
|-
|[[Talbiseh]]
|تلبيسة
|[[Homs Governorate]]
|30,796
|}

== See also ==
*[[Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war]]
*[[Districts of Syria]]
*[[Governorates of Syria]]
*[[List of towns and villages in Syria]]
*[[List of largest cities in the Levant region by population|List of cities in the Levant]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Asia topic|List of cities in}}
{{List of cities in the Middle East}}
{{Cities of Syria}}
{{Syria topics}}

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