Districts of Syria

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The 14 governorates, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), of Syria are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), in Syria. The districts are further divided into 206 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahiya).^[1] The district bears the same name as the 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.

The districts are listed below, by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). Damascus is considered a governorate but is not included because it is also district, part of the Rif Dimashq governorate. Note that parts that used to be under the Quneitra governorate are under Israeli control since 1967 (see Golan Heights).

Contents 1 List of districts 1.1 Al-Hasakah Governorate 1.2 Aleppo Governorate 1.3 Ar-Raqqah Governorate 1.4 As-Suwayda Governorate 1.5 Daraa Governorate 1.6 Deir ez-Zor Governorate 1.7 Hama Governorate 1.8 Hims Governorate 1.9 Idlib Governorate 1.10 Latakia Governorate 1.11 Quneitra Governorate 1.12 Rif Dimashq 1.13 Tartus Governorate 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] List of districts

[edit] Al-Hasakah Governorate

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

[edit] Aleppo Governorate

• 'Ayn al-'Arab District
• Afrin District
• Al Bab District
• As-Safirah District
• A'zaz District
• Jabal Sam'an
• Jarabulus District
• Manbij District

[edit] Ar-Raqqah Governorate

• Ar-Raqqah District
• Ath-Thawrah District
• Tal Abyad District

[edit] As-Suwayda Governorate

• As-Suwayda District
• Salkhad District
• Shahba District

[edit] Daraa Governorate

• As-Sanamayn District
• Daraa District
• Izra' District

[edit] Deir ez-Zor Governorate

• Abu Kamal District
• Mayadin District
• Deir ez-Zor District

[edit] Hama Governorate

• As-Suqaylabiyah District
• Hama District
• Masyaf District
• Muhardeh District
• Salamiyah District

[edit] Hims Governorate

• Al-Mukharram District
• Al-Qusayr District
• Ar-Rastan District
• Hims District
• Palmyra District
• Talkalakh District

[edit] Idlib Governorate

• Arihah District
• Harem District
• Idlib District
• Jisr ash-Shugur District
• Ma'arrat al-Numan District

[edit] Latakia Governorate

• Al-Haffah District
• Jableh District
• Latakia District
• Qardaha District

[edit] Quneitra Governorate

• Fiq District
• Quneitra District

[edit] Rif Dimashq

• Al-Qutayfah District
• An-Nabk District
• At-Tall District
• Darayya District
• Markaz Rif Dimashq
• Duma District
• Qatana District
• Yabrud District
• Zabadani District

[edit] Tartus Governorate

• Ash-Shaykh Badr District
• Baniyas District
• Duraykish District
• Safita District
• Tartus District

[edit] See also

• Governorates of Syria
• List of cities in Syria
• List of towns and villages in Syria

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria

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