# List of cities in Syria

The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates, which are 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 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 (sub-districts), 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 (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.
| English name | Arabic name | Population | District | Governorate |
| Damascus | دمشق | 2,685,360 | Damascus (as a district) | Damascus Governorate |
| Aleppo | حلب | 2,132,100 | Mount Simeon District | Aleppo Governorate |
| Homs | حمص | 652,609 | Homs District | Homs Governorate |
| Latakia | اللاذقية | 383,786 | Latakia District | Latakia Governorate |
| Hama | حماة | 312,994 | Hama District | Hama Governorate |
| Raqqa | الرقة | 220,488 | Raqqa District | Raqqa Governorate |
| Deir ez-Zor | دير الزور | 211,857 | Deir ez-Zor District | Deir ez-Zor Governorate |
| Al-Hasakah | الحسكة | 188,160 | Al-Hasakah District | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| Qamishli | القامشلي | 184,231 | Qamishli District | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| Tartus | طرطوس | 115,769 | Tartus District | Tartus Governorate |
| Douma | دوما | 110,893 | Douma District | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Manbij | منبج | 99,497 | Manbij District | Aleppo Governorate |
| Idlib | ادلب | 98,791 | Idlib District | Idlib Governorate |
| Daraa | درعا | 97,969 | Daraa District | Daraa Governorate |
| Darayya | داريا | 78,763 | Darayya District | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| As-Suwayda | السويداء | 73,641 | As-Suwayda District | As-Suwayda Governorate |
| Al-Thawrah | الثورة | 69,425 | Al-Thawrah 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 | تدمر | 51,323 | Tadmur District | Homs Governorate |
| Ayn al-Arab | عين العرب | 44,821 | Ayn Al-Arab District | Aleppo Governorate |
| Al-Tall | التل | 44,597 | Al-Tall District | 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 | أريحا | 39,501 | Arihah District | Idlib Governorate |
| 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 |
| Azaz | أعزاز | 31,623 | Azaz District | Aleppo Governorate |
| Al-Qusayr | القصير | 29,818 | Al-Qusayr District | Homs 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 Governorate |
| Al-Malikiyah | المالكية | 26,311 | Al-Malikiyah District | Al-Hasakah Governorate |
| Zabadani | الزبداني | 26,285 | Zabadani District | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Al-Sanamayn | الصنمين | 26,268 | Al-Sanamayn District | Daraa Governorate |
| Yabroud | يبرود | 25,891 | Yabroud District | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| Salqin | سلقين | 23,500 | Salqin Nahiyah | Idlib Governorate |
| Masyaf | مصياف | 22,508 | Masyaf District | Hama Governorate |
| Harem | حارم | 21,934 | Harem District | Idlib Governorate |
| Safita | صافيتا | 20,301 | Safita District | Tartus Governorate |
| Izra | ازرع | 19,158 | Izra 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 | فيق | 0 | Fiq District | Quneitra Governorate |

## Other cities

| 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 | 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 |