Regions in Syria
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You can sort the regions in Syria alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Syria
There are 14 regions in Syria in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Aleppo Aleppo Governorate | 1. | 3,115,559 | Aleppo Aleppo | 1,602,264 |
Dimashq Damascus Governorate | 2. | 1,711,000 | Damascus Damascus | 1,569,394 |
Homs Homs Governorate | 3. | 1,803,000 | Homs Homs | 775,404 |
Hama Hama Governorate | 4. | 1,628,000 | Hamah Ḩamāh | 460,602 |
Latakia Latakia Governorate | 5. | 1,890,000 | Latakia Latakia | 340,181 |
Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor Governorate | 6. | 1,239,000 | Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor | 242,565 |
Ar-Raqqah Ar-Raqqah Governorate | 7. | 944,000 | Ar Raqqah Ar Raqqah | 177,636 |
Idlib Idlib Governorate | 8. | 1,501,000 | Idlib Idlib | 128,840 |
Daraa Daraa Governorate | 9. | 1,027,000 | Dar'a Dar‘ā | 97,969 |
Tartus Tartus Governorate | 10. | 1,550,000 | Tartouss Tartouss | 89,457 |
Al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah Governorate | 11. | 1,512,000 | Al Hasakah Al Ḩasakah | 81,539 |
As-Suwayda As-Suwayda Governorate | 12. | 770,000 | As Suwayda' As Suwaydā’ | 59,052 |
Quneitra Quneitra Governorate | 13. | 90,000 | Al Qunaytirah Al Qunayţirah | 36,143 |
Rif-dimashq Muḩāfaz̧at Rīf Dimashq | 14. | 2,836,000 | - | - |