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. 

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 NameArabic NamePopulationDistrictGovernorateAleppoحلب2,132,100Mount Simeon DistrictAleppo GovernorateDamascusدمشق 1,414,913Damascus (as a district)DamascusDaraaدرعا97,969Daraa DistrictDaraa GovernorateDeir ez-Zorدير الزور211,857Deir ez-Zor DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateHamaحماة312,994Hama DistrictHama GovernorateAl-Hasakahالحسكة188,160Al-Hasakah DistrictAl-Hasakah GovernorateHomsحمص652,609Homs DistrictHoms GovernorateIdlibادلب97,969Idlib DistrictIdlib GovernorateLatakiaاللاذقية383,786Latakia DistrictLatakia GovernorateQuneitraالقنيطرة153Quneitra DistrictQuneitra GovernorateAr-Raqqahالرقة220,488Ar-Raqqah DistrictAr-Raqqah GovernorateAs-Suwaydaالسويداء73,641As-Suwayda DistrictAs-Suwayda GovernorateTartusطرطوس115,769Tartus DistrictTartus Governoraten/an/an/aMarkaz Rif DimashqRif Dimashq GovernorateAfrinعفرين36,562Afrin DistrictAleppo GovernorateArihahأريحا39,501Arihah DistrictIdlib GovernorateAtaribالأتارب10,657Atarib DistrictAleppo GovernorateAyn al-Arabعين العرب44,821Ayn Al-Arab DistrictAleppo GovernorateA'zazأعزاز31,623A'zaz DistrictAleppo GovernorateAl-Babالباب63,069Al Bab DistrictAleppo GovernorateBaniyasبانياس41,632Baniyas DistrictTartus GovernorateAbu Kamalالبوكمال42,510Abu Kamal DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateDarayyaداريا78,763Darayya DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateDayr Hafirدير حافر18,948Dayr Hafir DistrictAleppo GovernorateDoumaدوما110,893Douma DistrictAleppo GovernorateDreikicheدريكيش13,244Dreikiche DistrictTartus GovernorateFiq فيق 1,947Fiq DistrictAl-Qunaytirah Governorate Al-Haffahالحفة4,298Al-Haffah DistrictLatakia GovernorateHaremحارم21,934Harem DistrictIdlib GovernorateIzra'ازرع19,158Izra' DistrictDaraa GovernorateJablehجبلة53,989Jableh DistrictLatakia GovernorateJarabulusجرابلس11,570Jarabulus DistrictAleppo GovernorateJisr ash-Shugurجسر الشغور39,917Jisr ash-Shugur DistrictIdlib GovernorateMaarat al-Numaanمعرة النعمان58,008Maarat al-Numaan DistrictIdlib GovernorateAl-Malikiyahالمالكية26,311Al-Malikiyah DistrictAl-Hasakah GovernorateManbij منبج99,497Manbij DistrictAleppo Governorate Masyafمصياف22,508Masyaf DistrictHama GovernorateMayadinالميادين44,028Mayadin DistrictDeir ez-Zor GovernorateMhardehمحردة17,578Mhardeh DistrictHama GovernorateAl-Mukharramمخرم الفوقاني6,202Al-Mukharram DistrictHoms GovernorateAn-Nabkالنبك32,548Al-Nabk DistrictRif Dimashq GovernoratePalmyraتدمر 51,323Palmyra DistrictHoms Governorate Qamishliالقامشلي184,231Qamishli DistrictAl-Hasakah GovernorateQardaha القرداحة 8,671Qardaha DistrictLatakia Governorate Qatanaقطنا33,996Qatana DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateQudsayaقدسيا33,571Qudsaya DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAl-Qusayrالقصير29,818Al-Qusayr DistrictHoms GovernorateAl-Qutayfahالقطيفة26,671Al-Qutayfah DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateRa's al-'Aynرأس العين29,347Ra's al-'Ayn DistrictAl-Hasakah GovernorateAl-Rastanالرستن39,834Ar-Rastan DistrictHoms GovernorateAs-Safiraالسفيرة63,708As-Safira DistrictAleppo GovernorateSafitaصافيتا20,301Safita DistrictTartus GovernorateSalamiyahسلمية66,724Salamiyah DistrictHama GovernorateSalkhadصلخد9,155Salkhad DistrictAs-Suwayda GovernorateAl-Sanamaynالصنمين26,268Al-Sanamayn DistrictDaraa GovernorateShahbaشهبا13,660Shahba DistrictAs-Suwayda GovernorateAsh-Shaykh Badrالشيخ بدر9,486Ash-Shaykh Badr DistrictTartus GovernorateAl-Suqaylabiyahالسقيلبية13,920Al-Suqaylabiyah DistrictHama GovernorateTal Abyadتل أبيض14,825Tal Abyad DistrictAr-Raqqah GovernorateTalkalakhتلكلخ18,412Talkalakh DistrictHoms GovernorateAl-Tallالتل44,597Al-Tall DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateAl-Thawrahالثورة69,425Al-Thawrah DistrictAr-Raqqah GovernorateYabrudيبرود25,891Yabrud DistrictRif Dimashq GovernorateZabadaniالزبداني26,285Zabadani DistrictRif Dimashq Governorate

Other cities and towns
Other large cities and notable towns include:
+English NameArabic NameGovernorate NamePopulationSayyidah Zaynabالسيدة زينبRif Dimashq Governorate136,427Al-DarbasiyahالدرباسيةAl-Hasakah Governorate8,551Al-Hajar al-Aswadالحجر الأسودRif Dimashq Governorate84,948BinnishبنشIdlib Governorate21,848BosraبصرىDaraa Governorate19,683Dayr 'Atiyahدير عطيةRif Dimashq Governorate10,984HarastaحرستاRif Dimashq Governorate68,708JaramanaجرماناRif Dimashq Governorate114,363Kafr Nablكفر نبلIdlib Governorate15,455Khan Shaykhunخان شيخونIdlib Governorate34,371Ma'arrat MisrinمعرتمصرينIdlib Governorate17,519MaaloulaمعلولاRif Dimashq Governorate2,762NawaنوىDaraa Governorate47,066SalqinسلقينIdlib Governorate23,700SaraqibسراقبIdlib Governorate32,495TalbisehتلبيسةHoms Governorate30,796

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