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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. nahiya).[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
Al-Hasakah Governorate
Aleppo Governorate
- 'Ayn al-'Arab District
- Afrin District
- Al Bab District
- Al-Safirah District
- A'zaz District
- Jabal Sam'an
- Jarabulus District
- Manbij District
Ar-Raqqah Governorate
As-Suwayda Governorate
Daraa Governorate
Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Hama Governorate
Hims Governorate
- Al-Mukharram District
- Al-Qusayr District
- Ar-Rastan District
- Hims District
- Palmyra District
- Talkalakh District
Idlib Governorate
Latakia Governorate
Quneitra Governorate
Rif Dimashq
- Al-Qutayfah District
- Al-Nabk District
- Al-Tall District
- Darayya District
- Markaz Rif Dimashq
- Duma District
- Qatana District
- Yabrud District
- Zabadani District
Tartus Governorate
See also
References
- ^ "Syria Description 2003" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. http://www.cbssyr.org/Description2003.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
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