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{{Short description|Administrative divisions of Syria}}
{{Politics 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]]'').<ref name=CBS>{{cite web | url =http://www.cbssyr.org/Description2003.htm | title =Syria Description 2003 | access-date =2007-05-09 | publisher =Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria | language =ar |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070703170121/http://www.cbssyr.org/Description2003.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-07-03}}</ref> Each district bears the same name as its 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.

==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-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]] since 1967 (see [[Golan Heights]]).

[[File:Syria districts.png|thumb|center|350px|{{center|Districts of Syria}}
{{legend|#80FF00|[[Aleppo Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#804040|[[Damascus Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#008080|[[Daraa Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#E8FBC4|[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#00FFFF|[[Hama Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#FF4040|[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#0080C0|[[Homs Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#408080|[[Idlib Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#8080FF|[[Latakia Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#808040|[[Quneitra Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#0080FF|[[Raqqa Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#804040|[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#FF8040|[[Suwayda Governorate]]}}
{{legend|#C0C0C0|[[Tartus Governorate]]}}]]

===Central Syria===
====[[Hama Governorate]]====
{{Hama Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Hama District]]''' (4 sub-districts)
* [[Masyaf District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Mahardah District]] (5 sub-districts, a.k.a. Mhardeh, Muhardeh)
* [[Salamiyah District]] (5 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Suqaylabiyah District]] (5 sub-districts)

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====[[Homs Governorate]]====
{{Homs Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Homs District]]''' (10 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Mukharram District]] (2 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Qusayr District]] (2 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Rastan District|Ar-Rastan District]] (2 sub-districts)
* [[Tadmur District]] (2 sub-districts)
* [[Taldou District]] (3 sub-districts)<sup>*</sup>
* [[Talkalakh District]] (4 sub-districts)

<sup>*</sup> - a newly created district since 2010, formerly belonging to Homs District

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====[[Latakia Governorate]]====
{{Latakia Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Latakia District]]''' (7 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Haffah District]] (5 sub-districts)
* [[Jableh District]] (6 sub-districts)
* [[Qardaha District]] (4 sub-districts)

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====[[Tartus Governorate]]====
{{Tartus Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Tartus District]]''' (7 sub-districts)
* [[Baniyas District]] (7 sub-districts)
* [[Duraykish District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Safita District]] (6 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Shaykh Badr District]] (3 sub-districts)

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===North East Syria===
====[[Aleppo Governorate]]====
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* '''[[Mount Simeon District]]''' (7 sub-districts)<sup>*</sup>
* [[Afrin District]] (7 sub-districts)
* [[Atarib District]] (3 sub-districts)<sup>**</sup>
* [[Ayn al-Arab District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Azaz District]] (6 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Bab District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Dayr Hafir District]] (3 sub-districts)<sup>***</sup>
* [[Jarabulus District]] (2 sub-districts)
* [[Manbij District]] (5 sub-districts)
* [[As-Safira District|Safirah District]] (5 sub-districts)

<sup>*</sup> - includes Aleppo City<br>
<sup>**</sup> - a newly created district since 2008, formerly belonging to Mount Simeon District<br>
<sup>***</sup> - a newly created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Al-Bab District

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====[[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]]====
{{Deir ez-Zor Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Deir ez-Zor District]]''' (7 sub-districts)
* [[Abu Kamal District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Mayadin District]] (3 sub-districts)

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====[[Al-Hasakah Governorate]]====
{{Al-Hasakah Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Al-Hasakah District]]''' (7 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Malikiyah District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Qamishli District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Ras al-Ayn District|Ra's al-'Ayn District]] (2 sub-districts)

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====[[Idlib Governorate]]====
{{Idlib Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Idlib District]]''' (7 sub-districts)
* [[Ariha District|Arihah District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Harem District]] (6 sub-districts)
* [[Jisr al-Shughur District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District|Ma'arrat al-Numan District]] (6 sub-districts)

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====[[Raqqa Governorate]]====
{{Raqqa Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Raqqa District]]''' (4 sub-districts)
* [[Tell Abyad District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Thawrah District]] (3 sub-districts)

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===South West Syria===
====[[Damascus Governorate]]====
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* '''[[Damascus]]''' (16 [[Municipalities of Damascus|municipalities]])

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====[[Daraa Governorate]]====
{{Daraa Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Daraa District]]''' (8 sub-districts)
* [[Izra District]] (6 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Sanamayn District]] (3 sub-districts)

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====[[Quneitra Governorate]]====
{{Quneitra Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Quneitra District]]''' (4 sub-districts)
* [[Fiq District]] (2 sub-districts)

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====[[Rif Dimashq Governorate]]====
{{Rif Dimashq Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Markaz Rif Dimashq District]]''' (6 sub-districts)
* [[Darayya District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Douma District]] (7 sub-districts; a.k.a. Duma)
* [[An-Nabek District]] (3 sub-districts; a.k.a. Al-Nabk)
* [[Qatana District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Qudsaya District]] (3 sub-districts)<sup>*</sup>
* [[Al-Qutayfah District]] (4 sub-districts)
* [[Al-Tall District]] (3 sub-districts)
* [[Yabroud District]] (2 sub-districts; a.k.a. Yabrud)
* [[Al-Zabadani District]] (3 sub-districts)

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

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====[[Suwayda Governorate]]====
{{As-Suwayda Labelled Map|float=right}}
* '''[[Suwayda District]]''' (3 sub-districts)
* [[Salkhad District]] (5 sub-districts)
* [[Shahba District]] (4 sub-districts)

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==See also==
* [[List of cities in Syria]]
* [[List of towns and villages in Syria]]
* [[Cities and towns during the Syrian Civil War]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070428121127/http://www.cbssyr.org/ Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria]
*{{ArabDecision|inst_brows_3_5_5_1_3_0.htm|Syria's Local Government System}}
{{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}

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