Districts of Syria

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.

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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
  Aleppo Governorate
  Damascus Governorate
  Daraa Governorate
  Deir ez-Zor Governorate
  Hama Governorate
  Al-Hasakah Governorate
  Homs Governorate
  Idlib Governorate
  Latakia Governorate
  Quneitra Governorate
  Raqqa Governorate
  Rif Dimashq Governorate
  As-Suwayda Governorate
  Tartus Governorate

Hama Governorate

Homs Governorate

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

Latakia Governorate

Tartus Governorate

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

Al-Hasakah Governorate

Idlib Governorate

Raqqa Governorate

Damascus Governorate

Daraa Governorate

Quneitra Governorate

Rif Dimashq Governorate

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

As-Suwayda Governorate

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.
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