List of cities in Syria


The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates, which are further sub-divided into 65 districts, which are further divided into 284 sub-districts. 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.
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, except for the Mount Simeon Nahiyah where the centre is the city of Aleppo.

Governorate and district capital cities

Sixty-four of the 65 districts of Syria have a city that serves as the regional capital ; 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.
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English nameArabic namePopulationDistrictGovernorate
Aleppo حلب2,132,100Mount Simeon DistrictAleppo Governorate
Damascus دمشق1,414,913Damascus Damascus Governorate
Homsحمص652,609Homs DistrictHoms Governorate
Latakiaاللاذقية383,786Latakia DistrictLatakia Governorate
Hamaحماة312,994Hama DistrictHama Governorate
Raqqaالرقة220,488Raqqa DistrictRaqqa Governorate
Deir ez-Zorدير الزور211,857Deir ez-Zor DistrictDeir ez-Zor Governorate
Al-Hasakahالحسكة188,160Al-Hasakah DistrictAl-Hasakah Governorate
Qamishliالقامشلي184,231Qamishli DistrictAl-Hasakah Governorate
Tartusطرطوس115,769Tartus DistrictTartus Governorate
Doumaدوما110,893Douma DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Manbijمنبج99,497Manbij DistrictAleppo Governorate
Idlibادلب98,791Idlib DistrictIdlib Governorate
Daraaدرعا97,969Daraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Darayyaداريا78,763Darayya DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
As-Suwaydaالسويداء73,641As-Suwayda DistrictAs-Suwayda Governorate
Tabqaالثورة69,425Tabqa DistrictRaqqa Governorate
Salamiyahسلمية66,724Salamiyah DistrictHama Governorate
Al-Safiraالسفيرة63,708Al-Safira DistrictAleppo Governorate
Al-Babالباب63,069Al-Bab DistrictAleppo Governorate
Maarat al-Numanمعرة النعمان58,008Maarat al-Numaan DistrictIdlib Governorate
Jablehجبلة53,989Jableh DistrictLatakia Governorate
Palmyraتدمر51,323Tadmur DistrictHoms Governorate
Nawaنوى47,066Izraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Ayn al-Arabعين العرب44,821Ayn Al-Arab DistrictAleppo Governorate
Al-Tallالتل44,597Al-Tall DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Mayadinالميادين44,028Mayadin DistrictDeir ez-Zor Governorate
Abu Kamalالبوكمال42,510Abu Kamal DistrictDeir ez-Zor Governorate
Baniyasبانياس41,632Baniyas DistrictTartus Governorate
Jisr al-Shughurجسر الشغور39,917Jisr al-Shughur DistrictIdlib Governorate
Al-Rastanالرستن39,834Al-Rastan DistrictHoms Governorate
Arihaأريحا39,501Arihah DistrictIdlib Governorate
Afrinعفرين36,562Afrin DistrictAleppo Governorate
Qatanaقطنا33,996Qatana DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Qudsayaقدسيا33,571Qudsaya DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
An-Nabkالنبك32,548Al-Nabk DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Jasimجاسم31,683Izraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Azazأعزاز31,623Azaz DistrictAleppo Governorate
Al-Qusayrالقصير29,818Al-Qusayr DistrictHoms Governorate
Ras al-Aynرأس العين29,347Ras al-Ayn DistrictAl-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Qutayfahالقطيفة26,671Al-Qutayfah DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Malikiyahالمالكية26,311Al-Malikiyah DistrictAl-Hasakah Governorate
Zabadaniالزبداني26,285Zabadani DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Sanamaynالصنمين26,268Al-Sanamayn DistrictDaraa Governorate
Yabroudيبرود25,891Yabroud DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate
Ash-Shaykh Miskinالشيخ مسكين24,057Izraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Salqinسلقين23,500Salqin NahiyahIdlib Governorate
Masyafمصياف22,508Masyaf DistrictHama Governorate
Haremحارم21,934Harem DistrictIdlib Governorate
Al-Hirakالحراك20,760Izraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Safitaصافيتا20,301Safita DistrictTartus Governorate
Izraaازرع19,158Izraa DistrictDaraa Governorate
Dayr Hafirدير حافر18,948Dayr Hafir DistrictAleppo Governorate
Talkalakhتلكلخ18,412Talkalakh DistrictHoms Governorate
Mhardehمحردة17,578Mhardeh DistrictHama Governorate
Taldouتلدو15,727Taldou DistrictHoms Governorate
Tell Abyadتل أبيض14,825Tell Abyad DistrictRaqqa Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyahالسقيلبية13,920Al-Suqaylabiyah DistrictHama Governorate
Duraykishدريكيش13,244Duraykish DistrictTartus Governorate
Jarabulusجرابلس11,570Jarabulus DistrictAleppo Governorate
Ataribالأتارب10,657Atarib DistrictAleppo Governorate
Al-Shaykh Badrالشيخ بدر9,486Al-Shaykh Badr DistrictTartus Governorate
Salkhadصلخد9,155Salkhad DistrictAs-Suwayda Governorate
Qardahaالقرداحة8,671Qardaha DistrictLatakia Governorate
Al-Mukharramالمخرم6,202Al-Mukharram DistrictHoms Governorate
Al-Haffahالحفة4,298Al-Haffah DistrictLatakia Governorate
Quneitraالقنيطرة153Quneitra DistrictQuneitra Governorate
Fiqفيق0Fiq DistrictQuneitra Governorate

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