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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. nahia).[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).

List of districts

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Districts of Syria
     Al-Hasakah Governorate      Deir ez-Zor Governorate      Ar-Raqqah Governorate      Aleppo Governorate      Idlib Governorate      Latakia Governorate      Tartus Governorate      Hama Governorate      Homs Governorate      Rif Dimashq      As-Suwayda Governorate      Daraa Governorate      Quneitra Governorate]]

Al-Hasakah Governorate






Aleppo Governorate









Ar-Raqqah Governorate







As-Suwayda Governorate





Daraa Governorate





Deir ez-Zor Governorate









Hama Governorate







Homs Governorate








Idlib Governorate













Latakia Governorate





Quneitra Governorate





Rif Dimashq





Tartus Governorate




See also

References

1. ^ Syria Description 2003 (Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.

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A governorate is a country subdivision. The term is mostly used to translate the Arabic muhafazah (plural muhafazat), also spelled mohafazah (mohafazat).
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محافظة) shabiyah (شعبية‎) dara (دائرة‎) baladiyah (بلدية
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districts are used, or have been used, in several countries.

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Mintaqah (Arabic: منطقة; plural manatiq Arabic: مناطق
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Nahiya or Nahia (Arabic: ناحية, transliteration: Nāḥiyah; pl.
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capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of "capital") is the center of government.
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Damascus Skyline

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Nickname: (Al Fayhaa) The Fragrant City
Damascus' location within Syria
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Rif Dimashq (Arabic: ريف دمشق, meaning "rural Damascus") is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
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The Al Hasakah Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة الحسكة, Kurdish: حسكة) is a governorate in the far north-east corner of Syria that has the Euphrates river running through it.
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Deir ez-Zor Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in eastern Syria, bordering Iraq.
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