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 |
Al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah Governorate | 1. | 1,512,000 | Al Hasakah Al Ḩasakah | 422,445 |
Aleppo Aleppo Governorate | 2. | 3,115,559 | Aleppo Aleppo | 2,098,210 |
Ar-Raqqah Ar-Raqqah Governorate | 3. | 944,000 | Ar Raqqah Ar Raqqah | 531,952 |
As-Suwayda As-Suwayda Governorate | 4. | 770,000 | As-Suwayda As-Suwayda | 59,052 |
Daraa Daraa Governorate | 5. | 1,027,000 | Dar'a Dar‘ā | 97,969 |
Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor Governorate | 6. | 1,239,000 | Deir ez-Zor Deir ez-Zor | 271,800 |
Dimashq Damascus Governorate | 7. | 1,711,000 | Damascus Damascus | 1,569,394 |
Hama Hama Governorate | 8. | 1,628,000 | Hamah Ḩamāh | 460,602 |
Homs Homs Governorate | 9. | 1,803,000 | Homs Homs | 775,404 |
Idlib Idlib Governorate | 10. | 1,501,000 | Idlib Idlib | 128,840 |
Latakia Latakia Governorate | 11. | 1,890,000 | Latakia Latakia | 709,000 |
Quneitra Quneitra Governorate | 12. | 90,000 | Al Qunaytirah Al Qunayţirah | 36,143 |
Rif-dimashq Damascus Countryside | 13. | 2,836,000 | - | - |
Tartus Tartus Governorate | 14. | 1,550,000 | Tartus Ţarţūs | 458,327 |