SYRIA
Complete Name: Syrian Arab Republic
Native Name: Sūriyā
ISO-Code: SYR
Capital: Dimashq
| City Population → Asia |
ContentsThe governorates of Syria as well as all cities and localities of more than 20,000 inhabitants.
Governorates| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1981-09-08 | C 2004-09-22 | E 2011-12-31 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Al-Ḥasakah {Al-Hasakah} | HAS | Gov | الحسكة | Al-Ḥasakah | 23,334 | 669,756 | 1,275,118 | 1,512,000 |
| i | Al-Lādhiqīyah [Latakia] {Al-Ladhiqiyah} | LAT | Gov | اللاذقية | Al-Lādhiqīyah | 2,297 | 554,384 | 879,551 | 1,008,000 |
| i | Al-Qunayṭirah [Quneitra] {Al-Qunaytirah} | QUN | Gov | القنيطرة | Al-Qunayṭirah | 685 | 26,258 | 66,627 | 90,000 |
| i | Ar-Raqqah | RAQ | Gov | الرقة | Ar-Raqqah | 19,616 | 348,383 | 793,514 | 944,000 |
| i | As-Suwaydā' {As-Suwayda} | SUW | Gov | السويداء | As-Suwaydā' | 5,550 | 199,114 | 313,231 | 370,000 |
| i | Dar'ā [Daraa] {Dara} | DAR | Gov | درعا | Dar'ā | 3,730 | 362,969 | 843,478 | 1,027,000 |
| i | Dayr az-Zawr [Deir ez-Zor] | DAY | Gov | دير الزور | Dayr az-Zawr | 33,060 | 409,130 | 1,004,747 | 1,239,000 |
| i | Dimashq [Damascus] | DIM | Cap | دمشق | Dimashq | 105 | 1,112,214 | 1,552,161 | 1,754,000 |
| i | Ḥalab [Aleppo] {Halab} | HAL | Gov | حلب | Ḥalab | 18,500 | 1,878,701 | 4,045,166 | 4,868,000 |
| i | Ḥamāh [Hama] {Hamah} | HAM | Gov | حماة | Ḥamāh | 8,883 | 736,452 | 1,384,953 | 1,628,000 |
| i | Ḥimṣ [Homs] {Hims} | HIM | Gov | حمص | Ḥimṣ | 42,223 | 815,103 | 1,529,402 | 1,803,000 |
| i | Idlib | IDL | Gov | ادلب | Idlib | 6,097 | 579,510 | 1,258,427 | 1,501,000 |
| i | Rif Dimashq [Damascus Rural] | RDM | Gov | ريف دمشق | Dimashq | 18,032 | 917,364 | 2,273,074 | 2,836,000 |
| i | Ṭarṭūs {Tartus} | TAR | Gov | طرطوس | Ṭarṭūs | 1,892 | 443,290 | 701,395 | 797,000 |
| i | ... [Occupied by Israel] | - | 1,176 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Syria | SYR | سوريا | Dimashq | 185,180 | 9,052,628 | 17,920,844 | 21,377,000 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C C 2004-09-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ḥalab | HAL | 2,132,100 |
| 2 | Dimashq | DIM | 1,414,913 |
| 3 | Ḥimṣ | HIM | 652,609 |
| 4 | Al-Lādhiqīyah | LAT | 383,786 |
| 5 | Ḥamāh | HAM | 312,994 |
| 6 | Ar-Raqqah | RAQ | 220,488 |
| 7 | Dayr az-Zawr | DAY | 211,857 |
| 8 | Al-Ḥasakah | HAS | 188,160 |
| 9 | Al-Qāmishlī | HAS | 184,231 |
Cities & Localities| Name | Original | Adm. | C Cf 1981-09-08 | C C 1994-09-03 | C C 2004-09-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abū Ḥamām {Abu Hamam} | أبو حمام | DAY | ... | ... | 21,947 |
| i | Abū Kamāl {Abu Kamal} | البوكمال | DAY | 17,507 | ... | 42,510 |
| i | Aḍ-Ḍumayr [Dumeir] {Ad-Dumayr} | الضمير | RDM | ... | ... | 24,223 |
| i | 'Adrā {Adra} | عدرا | RDM | ... | ... | 20,559 |
| i | 'Afrīn {Afrin} | عفرين | HAL | 11,914 | ... | 36,562 |
| i | Al-Bāb {Al-Bab} | الباب | HAL | 30,008 | ... | 63,069 |
| i | Al-Ḥajar al-Aswad {Al-Hajar al-Aswad} | الحجر الأسود | RDM | 23,563 | ... | 84,948 |
| i | Al-Ḥarāk {Al-Harak} | الحراك | DAR | ... | ... | 20,760 |
| i | Al-Ḥasakah {Al-Hasakah} | الحسكة | HAS | 73,426 | 119,798 | 188,160 |
| i | Al-Kiswah | الكسوة | RDM | ... | ... | 43,456 |
| i | Al-Lādhiqīyah [Latakia] {Al-Ladhiqiyah} | اللاذقية | LAT | 196,791 | 311,784 | 383,786 |
| i | Al-Malīḥah {Al-Malihah} | المليحة | RDM | ... | ... | 23,034 |
| i | Al-Mālikīyah {Al-Malikiyah} | المالكية | HAS | 13,225 | ... | 26,311 |
| i | Al-Mayādīn {Al-Mayadin} | الميادين | DAY | 14,966 | ... | 44,028 |
| i | Al-Qāmishlī {Al-Qamishli} | القامشلي | HAS | 92,990 | 144,286 | 184,231 |
| i | Al-Qunayṭirah [Quneitra] {Al-Qunaytirah} | القنيطرة | QUN | ... | ... | 153 |
| i | Al-Qūrīyah {Al-Quriyah} | القورية | DAY | ... | ... | 28,172 |
| i | Al-Quṣayr {Al-Qusayr} | القصير | HIM | 14,801 | ... | 29,818 |
| i | Al-Quṭayfah {Al-Qutayfah} | القطيفة | RDM | 12,259 | ... | 26,671 |
| i | Al-Yarmūk [Yarmouk] {Al-Yarmuk} | اليرموك | DIM | ... | ... | 137,248 |
| i | 'Amūda {Amuda} | عامودا | HAS | ... | ... | 26,821 |
| i | An-Nabk | النبك | RDM | 19,521 | ... | 32,548 |
| i | 'Arbīn {Arbin} | عربين | RDM | ... | ... | 44,934 |
| i | Arīḥā {Ariha} | أريحا | IDL | 17,805 | ... | 39,501 |
| i | Ar-Raqqah [Ar-Rakka] | الرقة | RAQ | 87,138 | 165,195 | 220,488 |
| i | Ar-Rastan | الرستن | HIM | 15,091 | ... | 39,834 |
| i | Ar-Ruḥaybah {Ar-Ruhaybah} | الرحيبة | RDM | ... | ... | 30,450 |
| i | Asharfīh Ṣaḥnāyā {Asharfih Sahnaya} | أشرفية صحنايا | RDM | ... | ... | 30,519 |
| i | Ash-Shaykh Miskīn {Ash-Shaykh Miskin} | الشيخ مسكين | DAR | ... | ... | 24,057 |
| i | As-Sabīnah {As-Sabinah} | السبينة | RDM | ... | ... | 62,509 |
| i | As-Safīrah {As-Safirah} | السفيرة | HAL | 21,197 | ... | 63,708 |
| i | As-Salamīyah {As-Salamiyah} | السلمية | HAM | 35,909 | ... | 66,724 |
| i | Aṣ-Ṣanamayn {As-Sanamayn} | الصنمين | DAR | ... | ... | 26,268 |
| i | As-Sīdah Zaynab {As-Sidah Zaynab} | السيدة زينب | RDM | ... | ... | 136,427 |
| i | As-Suwaydā' {As-Suwayda} | السويداء | SUW | 43,414 | ... | 73,641 |
| i | Ath-Thawrah | الثورة | RAQ | 44,782 | ... | 69,425 |
| i | At-Tall | التل | RDM | 18,198 | ... | 44,597 |
| i | 'Ayn al-'Arab {Ayn al-Arab} | عين العرب | HAL | 12,393 | ... | 44,821 |
| i | 'Ayn Tarmā {Ayn Tarma} | عين ترما | RDM | ... | ... | 35,722 |
| i | A'zāz {Azaz} | أعزاز | HAL | 16,557 | ... | 31,623 |
| i | Az-Zabadānī {Az-Zabadani} | الزبداني | RDM | 16,464 | ... | 26,285 |
| i | Babīlā {Babila} | ببيلا | RDM | ... | ... | 50,880 |
| i | Bāniyās {Baniyas} | بانياس | TAR | 19,506 | ... | 41,632 |
| i | Binish | بنش | IDL | ... | ... | 21,848 |
| i | Buṣra āsh-Shām {Busra ash-Sham} | بصرى الشام | DAR | ... | ... | 19,683 |
| i | Dā'il {Dail} | داعل | DAR | ... | ... | 29,408 |
| i | Dar'ā [Daraa] {Dara} | درعا | DAR | 49,534 | ... | 97,969 |
| i | Dārayyā {Darayya} | داريا | RDM | 34,048 | ... | 78,763 |
| i | Dayr az-Zawr [Deir ez-Zor] | دير الزور | DAY | 92,091 | 140,459 | 211,857 |
| i | Dimashq [Damascus] | دمشق | DIM | 1,112,214 | 1,394,322 | 1,414,913 |
| i | Dūmā [Douma] {Duma} | دوما | RDM | 51,337 | ... | 110,893 |
| i | Gharānīj {Gharanij} | غرانيج | DAY | ... | ... | 23,009 |
| i | Hajīn {Hajin} | هجين | DAY | ... | ... | 37,935 |
| i | Ḥalab [Aleppo] {Halab} | حلب | HAL | 985,413 | 1,582,930 | 2,132,100 |
| i | Ḥalfāyā {Halfaya} | حلفايا | HAM | ... | ... | 21,180 |
| i | Ḥamāh [Hama] {Hamah} | حماة | HAM | 177,208 | 264,348 | 312,994 |
| i | Ḥārasta al-Baṣal {Harasta al-Basal} | حرستا | RDM | 25,657 | ... | 68,708 |
| i | Ḥimṣ [Homs] {Hims} | حمص | HIM | 346,871 | 540,133 | 652,609 |
| i | Idlib | إدلب | IDL | 51,682 | ... | 98,791 |
| i | Inkhil | أنخل | DAR | ... | ... | 31,258 |
| i | Izra' {Izra} | ازرع | DAR | ... | ... | 19,158 |
| i | Jablah | جبلة | LAT | 24,784 | ... | 53,989 |
| i | Jadīdah 'Arṭūz {Jadidah Artuz} | جديدة عرطوز | RDM | ... | ... | 45,000 |
| i | Jaramānah {Jaramanah} | جرمانا | RDM | 64,305 | ... | 114,363 |
| i | Jāsim {Jasim} | جاسم | DAR | ... | ... | 31,683 |
| i | Jayrūd {Jayrud} | جيرود | RDM | ... | ... | 24,219 |
| i | Jisr ash-Shughūr {Jisr ash-Shughur} | جسر الشغور | IDL | 21,461 | ... | 39,917 |
| i | Kafr Baṭnā {Kafr Batna} | كفر بطنا | RDM | ... | ... | 22,535 |
| i | Kafr Lāhā {Kafr Laha} | كفر لاها | HIM | ... | ... | 20,041 |
| i | Khan Shaykhūn {Khan Shaykhun} | خان شيخون | IDL | ... | ... | 34,371 |
| i | Ma'arrat an-Nu'mān {Maarrat an-Numan} | معرة النعمان | IDL | 25,579 | ... | 58,008 |
| i | Manbij | منبج | HAL | 30,812 | ... | 99,497 |
| i | Maṣyāf {Masyaf} | مصياف | HAM | 12,977 | ... | 22,508 |
| i | Mu'aḍamīyat ash-Shām {Muadamiyat ash-Sham} | معضمية الشام | RDM | ... | ... | 52,738 |
| i | Nawā {Nawa} | نوى | DAR | 20,309 | ... | 47,066 |
| i | Nubl | نبل | HAL | ... | ... | 21,039 |
| i | Qaṭanā {Qatana} | قطنا | RDM | 17,928 | ... | 33,996 |
| i | Qudsayā {Qudsaya} | قدسيا | RDM | ... | ... | 33,571 |
| i | Ra's al-'Ayn {Ras al-Ayn} | رأس العين | HAS | 14,278 | ... | 29,347 |
| i | Ṣāfītā {Safita} | صافيتا | TAR | 10,016 | ... | 20,301 |
| i | Salqīn {Salqin} | سلقين | IDL | ... | ... | 23,700 |
| i | Saqbā {Saqba} | سقبا | RDM | ... | ... | 25,696 |
| i | Sarāqib {Saraqib} | سراقب | IDL | ... | ... | 32,495 |
| i | Ṣubaykhān {Subaykhan} | صبيخان | DAY | ... | ... | 23,867 |
| i | Ṣūrān {Suran} | صوران | HAM | ... | ... | 29,100 |
| i | Ṭafas {Tafas} | طفس | DAR | ... | ... | 32,236 |
| i | Talbīsah {Talbisah} | تلبيسة | HIM | ... | ... | 30,796 |
| i | Tall Rif'at {Tall Rifat} | تل رفعت | HAL | ... | ... | 20,514 |
| i | Ṭarṭūs [Tartous] {Tartus} | طرطوس | TAR | 52,589 | ... | 115,769 |
| i | Ṭayyibat al-Imām {Tayyibat al-Imam} | طيبة الإمام | HAM | ... | ... | 24,105 |
| i | Tudmur [Palmyra] | تدمر | HIM | 18,122 | ... | 51,323 |
| i | Yabrūd {Yabrud} | يبرود | RDM | 17,064 | ... | 25,891 |
| i | Yaldā {Yalda} | يلدا | RDM | ... | ... | 28,384 |
| i | Zamalkā {Zamalka} | زملكا | RDM | ... | ... | 44,661 |