List of cities and towns in Syria

Syria is divided into 14 governorates. Those governates are divided into 64 districts. Every governorate and district has a capital city, except of the Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district.^[1]

In all districts of Syria, the district has the same name as its capital. The one exception is the Mount Simeon District where the capital is the city of Aleppo.

This is a list of all Governorate and District capitals.

English Name	Arabic Name	Population	District	Governorate
Aleppo[2]	حلب	2,132,100	Mount Simeon District	Aleppo Governorate
Damascus[3]	دمشق	1,414,913	Damascus (as a district)	Damascus
Daraa[4]	درعا	97,969	Daraa District	Daraa Governorate
Deir ez-Zor[5]	دير الزور	211,857	Deir ez-Zor District	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Hama[6]	حماة	312,994	Hama District	Hama Governorate
Al-Hasakah[7]	الحسكة	188,160	Al-Hasakah District	Al-Hasakah Governorate
Homs[8]	حمص	652,609	Homs District	Homs Governorate
Idlib[9]	ادلب	97,969	Idlib District	Idlib Governorate
Latakia[10]	اللاذقية	383,786	Latakia District	Latakia Governorate
Quneitra[11]	القنيطرة	153	Quneitra District	Quneitra Governorate
Ar-Raqqah[12]	الرقة	220,488	Ar-Raqqah District	Ar-Raqqah Governorate
As-Suwayda[13]	السويداء	73,641	As-Suwayda District	As-Suwayda Governorate
Tartus[14]	طرطوس	115,769	Tartus District	Tartus Governorate
n/a	n/a	n/a	Markaz Rif Dimashq	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Afrin	عفرين	36,562	Afrin District	Aleppo Governorate
Arihah	أريحا	39,501	Arihah District	Idlib Governorate
Atarib	الأتارب	10,657	Atarib District	Aleppo Governorate
Ayn al-Arab	عين العرب	44,821	Ayn Al-Arab District	Aleppo Governorate
A'zaz	أعزاز	31,623	A'zaz District	Aleppo Governorate
Al-Bab	الباب	63,069	Al Bab District	Aleppo Governorate
Baniyas	بانياس	41,632	Baniyas District	Tartus Governorate
Abu Kamal	البوكمال	42,510	Abu Kamal District	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Darayya	داريا	78,763	Darayya District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Dayr Hafir	دير حافر	18,948	Dayr Hafir District	Aleppo Governorate
Douma	دوما	110,893	Douma District	Aleppo Governorate
Dreikiche	دريكيش	13,244	Dreikiche District	Tartus Governorate
Fiq	فيق	1,947	Fiq District	Al-Qunaytirah Governorate
Al-Haffah	الحفة	4,298	Al-Haffah District	Latakia Governorate
Harem	حارم	21,934	Harem District	Idlib Governorate
Izra'	ازرع	19,158	Izra' District	Daraa Governorate
Jableh	جبلة	53,989	Jableh District	Latakia Governorate
Jarabulus	جرابلس	11,570	Jarabulus District	Aleppo Governorate
Jisr ash-Shugur	جسر الشغور	39,917	Jisr ash-Shugur District	Idlib Governorate
Maarat al-Numaan	معرة النعمان	58,008	Maarat al-Numaan District	Idlib Governorate
Al-Malikiyah	المالكية	26,311	Al-Malikiyah District	Al-Hasakah Governorate
Manbij	منبج	99,497	Manbij District	Aleppo Governorate
Masyaf	مصياف	22,508	Masyaf District	Hama Governorate
Mayadin	الميادين	44,028	Mayadin District	Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Mhardeh	محردة	17,578	Mhardeh District	Hama Governorate
Al-Mukharram	مخرم الفوقاني	6,202	Al-Mukharram District	Homs Governorate
An-Nabk	النبك	32,548	Al-Nabk District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Palmyra	تدمر	51,323	Palmyra District	Homs Governorate
Qamishli	القامشلي	184,231	Qamishli District	Al-Hasakah Governorate
Qardaha	القرداحة	8,671	Qardaha District	Latakia Governorate
Qatana	قطنا	33,996	Qatana District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Qudsaya	قدسيا	33,571	Qudsaya District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Qusayr	القصير	29,818	Al-Qusayr District	Homs Governorate
Al-Qutayfah	القطيفة	26,671	Al-Qutayfah District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Ra's al-'Ayn	رأس العين	29,347	Ra's al-'Ayn District	Al-Hasakah Governorate
Al-Rastan	الرستن	39,834	Ar-Rastan District	Homs Governorate
As-Safira	السفيرة	63,708	As-Safira District	Aleppo Governorate
Safita	صافيتا	20,301	Safita District	Tartus Governorate
Salamiyah	سلمية	66,724	Salamiyah District	Hama Governorate
Salkhad	صلخد	9,155	Salkhad District	As-Suwayda Governorate
Al-Sanamayn	الصنمين	26,268	Al-Sanamayn District	Daraa Governorate
Shahba	شهبا	13,660	Shahba District	As-Suwayda Governorate
Ash-Shaykh Badr	الشيخ بدر	9,486	Ash-Shaykh Badr District	Tartus Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah	السقيلبية	13,920	Al-Suqaylabiyah District	Hama Governorate
Tal Abyad	تل أبيض	14,825	Tal Abyad District	Ar-Raqqah Governorate
Talkalakh	تلكلخ	18,412	Talkalakh District	Homs Governorate
Al-Tall	التل	44,597	Al-Tall District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Al-Thawrah	الثورة	69,425	Al-Thawrah District	Ar-Raqqah Governorate
Yabrud	يبرود	25,891	Yabrud District	Rif Dimashq Governorate
Zabadani	الزبداني	26,285	Zabadani District	Rif Dimashq Governorate

Other cities and towns

Other large cities and notable towns include:

English Name	Arabic Name	Governorate Name	Population
Sayyidah Zaynab	السيدة زينب	Rif Dimashq Governorate	136,427
Al-Darbasiyah	الدرباسية	Al-Hasakah Governorate	8,551
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
Maaloula	معلولا	Rif Dimashq Governorate	2,762
Nawa	نوى	Daraa Governorate	47,066
Salqin	سلقين	Idlib Governorate	23,700
Saraqib	سراقب	Idlib Governorate	32,495
Talbiseh	تلبيسة	Homs Governorate	30,796

References

1. "Administrative divisions" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
2. "Aleppo city population". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
3. "Damascus city population". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
4. "Daraa city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
5. "Deir ez-Zor city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
6. "Hama city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
7. "al-Hasakah city population". Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
8. "Homs city population". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
9. "Idlib city population". Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
10. "Latakia city population". Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
11. "Quneitra city population". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
12. "ar-Raqqah city population". Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
13. "as-Suwayda city population". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
14. "Tartus city population". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01.