Syria: Governorates, Major Cities & Agglomerations - Statistics & Maps on City Population

Governorates

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Original	Capital	A (km²)	C 1981-09-08	C 2004-09-22	E 2008-12-31 r
<	Al-Ḥasakah {Al-Hasakah}	HAS	Gov	الحسكة	Al-Ḥasakah	23,334	669,756	1,275,118	1,409,000
<	Al-Lādhiqīyah {Al-Ladhiqiyah}	LAT	Gov	اللاذقية	Al-Lādhiqīyah	2,297	554,384	879,551	959,000
<	Al-Qunayṭirah {Al-Qunaytirah}	QUN	Gov	القنيطرة	Al-Qunayṭirah	685	26,258	66,627	81,000
<	Ar-Raqqah	RAQ	Gov	الرقة	Ar-Raqqah	19,616	348,383	793,514	876,000
<	As-Suwaydā' {As-Suwayda}	SUW	Gov	السويداء	As-Suwaydā'	5,550	199,114	313,231	352,000
<	Dar'ā {Dara}	DAR	Gov	درعا	Dar'ā	3,730	362,969	843,478	943,000
<	Dayr az-Zawr	DAY	Gov	دير الزور	Dayr az-Zawr	33,060	409,130	1,004,747	1,128,000
<	Dimashq	DIM	Cap	دمشق	Dimashq	105	1,112,214	1,552,161	1,690,000
<	Ḥalab {Halab}	HAL	Gov	حلب	Ḥalab	18,500	1,878,701	4,045,166	4,507,000
<	Ḥamāh {Hamah}	HAM	Gov	حماة	Ḥamāh	8,883	736,452	1,384,953	1,524,000
<	Ḥimṣ {Hims}	HIM	Gov	حمص	Ḥimṣ	42,223	815,103	1,529,402	1,686,000
<	Idlib	IDL	Gov	ادلب	Idlib	6,097	579,510	1,258,427	1,393,000
<	Rif Dimashq	RDM	Gov	ريف دمشق	Dimashq	18,032	917,364	2,273,074	2,570,000
<	Ṭarṭūs {Tartus}	TAR	Gov	طرطوس	Ṭarṭūs	1,892	443,290	701,395	762,000
<	... [Occupied by Israel]	-				1,176	...	...	...
	Syria	SYR		سوريا	Dimashq	185,180	9,052,628	17,920,844	19,880,000

(1981) UN Demographic Yearbook 1988.
(2004) (200) Central Bureau of Statistics, Syrian Arab Republic (web).

	Name	Adm.	C E 2003-01-01 j
1	Ḥalab	HAL	2,100,000
2	Dimashq	DIM	1,545,598
3	Ḥimṣ	HIM	729,657
4	Ḥamāh	HAM	427,369
5	Al-Lādhiqīyah	LAT	420,000
6	Ar-Raqqah	RAQ	260,000
7	Dayr az-Zawr	DAY	223,212

	Name	Adm.	A C 1994-09-03
1	Dimashq	DIM	1,850,000
2	Ḥalab	HAL	1,813,355
3	Ḥimṣ	HIM	659,282
4	Al-Lādhiqīyah	LAT	357,562
5	Ḥamāh	HAM	343,279
6	Dayr az-Zawr	DAY	201,306
7	Ar-Raqqah	RAQ	201,114
8	Al-Qāmishlī	HAS	188,825
9	Al-Ḥasakah	HAS	143,844

Cities

	Name	Original	Adm.	C Cf 1981-09-08	C C 1994-09-03	C E 2003-01-01 j
<	Abū Kamāl {Abu Kamal}	أبو كمال	DAY	17,507	...	52,020
<	'Afrīn {Afrin}	عفرين	HAL	11,914	...	44,121
<	Al-Bāb {Al-Bab}	الباب	HAL	30,008	...	118,029
<	Al-Ḥajar al-Aswad {Al-Hajar al-Aswad}	الحجر الأسود	RDM	23,563	...	80,713
<	Al-Ḥasakah [Hasakeh] {Al-Hasakah}	الحسكة	HAS	73,426	119,798	175,000
<	Al-Lādhiqīyah [Latakia] {Al-Ladhiqiyah}	اللاذقية	LAT	196,791	311,784	420,000
<	Al-Mayādīn {Al-Mayadin}	الميادين	DAY	14,966	...	48,922
<	Al-Qāmishlī {Al-Qamishli}	القامشلي	HAS	92,990	144,286	200,000
<	Al-Qunayṭirah [Quneitra] {Al-Qunaytirah}	القنيطرة	QUN	...	...	...
<	'Amūda {Amuda}	عامودا	HAS	...	...	43,558
<	An-Nabk	النبك	RDM	19,521	...	46,357
<	'Arbīn {Arbin}	عربين	RDM	...	...	41,524
<	Arīḥā {Ariha}	أريحا	IDL	17,805	...	46,275
<	Ar-Raqqah [Ar-Rakka]	الرقة	RAQ	87,138	165,195	260,000
<	Ar-Rastan	الرستن	HIM	15,091	...	48,255
<	As-Safīrah {As-Safirah}	السفيرة	HAL	21,197	...	86,263
<	As-Suwaydā' {As-Suwayda}	السويداء	SUW	43,414	...	56,089
<	Ath-Thawrah	الثورة	RAQ	44,782	...	84,000
<	At-Tall	التل	RDM	18,198	...	51,497
<	'Ayn al-'Arab {Ayn al-Arab}	عين العرب	HAL	12,393	...	45,057
<	A'zāz {Azaz}	أعزاز‎	HAL	16,557	...	53,250
<	Bāniyās {Baniyas}	بانياس	TAR	19,506	...	37,009
<	Dar'ā {Dara}	درعا	DAR	49,534	...	70,314
<	Dārayyā {Darayya}	داريا	RDM	34,048	...	68,100
<	Dayr az-Zawr [Deir ez-Zor]	دير الزور	DAY	92,091	140,459	223,212
<	Dimashq [Damascus]	دمشق	DIM	1,112,214	1,394,322	1,545,598
<	Dūmā {Duma}	دوما	RDM	51,337	...	106,147
<	Ḥalab [Aleppo] {Halab}	حلب	HAL	985,413	1,582,930	2,100,000
<	Ḥamāh [Hama] {Hamah}	حماة	HAM	177,208	264,348	427,369
<	Ḥārasta al-Baṣal {Harasta al-Basal}	حرستا	RDM	25,657	...	36,441
<	Ḥimṣ [Homs] {Hims}	حمص	HIM	346,871	540,133	729,657
<	Idlib	إدلب	IDL	51,682	...	116,080
<	Jablah	جبلة	LAT	24,784	...	61,181
<	Jaramānah {Jaramanah}	جرمانا	RDM	64,305	...	22,939
<	Jisr ash-Shughūr {Jisr ash-Shughur}	جسر الشغور	IDL	21,461	...	37,121
<	Khan Shaykhūn {Khan Shaykhun}	خان شيخون	IDL	...	...	45,249
<	Ma'arrat an-Nu'mān {Maarrat an-Numan}	معرة النعمان	IDL	25,579	...	67,807
<	Manbij	منبج	HAL	30,812	...	65,948
<	Nawā {Nawa}	نوى	DAR	20,309	...	50,585
<	Salamīyah {Salamiyah}	سلمية	HAM	35,909	...	87,732
<	Talbīsah {Talbisah}	تلبيسة	HIM	...	...	36,345
<	Ṭarṭūs [Tartous] {Tartus}	طرطوس	TAR	52,589	...	85,772
<	Tudmur [Palmyra]	تدمر	HIM	18,122	...	47,041
<	Yabrūd {Yabrud}	يبرود	RDM	17,064	...	38,194

(1981) Population Census Report 1981, Central Bureau of Statistics (provided by Clive Thornton).
(1994) UN Demographic Yearbook 1999.
(2003) The Arab Orient Center for Strategic and Cizilization Studies, London (web). The reported population was used for the 2003 municipal elections; the exact reference date is unclear.
(in italics) own estimates.

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