Provinces of Syria

Provinces of Syria

by Vishal Kumar



Province Capital Population Area(km.2)
Aleppo Aleppo 4045166 18498
Al-Hasakah Al-Hasakah 1275118 23334
Al-Raqqah Al-Raqqah 793514 19618
Al-Suwayda Al-Suwayda 313231 5550
Damascus 1552161 118
Daraa Daraa 843478 3730
Deirez-Zor Deir ez-Zor 1004747 33060
Hama Hama 1384953 10163
Homs Homs 1529402 40940
Idlib Idlib 1258427 6097
Latakia Latakia 879551 2297
Quneitra Quneitra 66593 1861
Rif Dimashq 2273074 18018
Tartus Tartus 701395 1896

Syria houses fourteen provinces or governorates. The provinces are further divided into sixty four districts. The districts on the other hand are sub-divided into 206 sub-districts. The sub-districts finally comprises village that are tagged as the smallest administrative units in Syria. The fourteen provinces of Syria are as follows:

  • Al Hasakah
  • Ar Raqqah
  • Al Qunaytirah
  • Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia)
  • Dayr az Zawr
  • Dar’a
  • As Suwayda’
  • Dimashq (Damascus)
  • Hims (Homs)
  • Idlib
  • Aleppo (Halab)
  • Hamah
  • Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside)
  • Tartus

The governor appoints officials for each districts and sub-districts who look after the administration functionalities. The elected officials work in collaboration with the elected district councils and ensure to attend to the local needs of the residents. Besides, they also act as intermediaries between the conventional local leaders (clan leaders or village chiefs) and central government authority.




Aleppo Governorate or Halab is the most populated governorate in Syria and records an approximate population of 4,045,166 (as per 2004 census). This implies that the province occupies about 23% of the overall population of Syria. On the other, with an approximate population of 90,000, Al Qunaytirah ranks the most thinly populated province of Syria. In terms of land area, Hims holds the prominent position with an approximate area of 40,940 km² and with 118 km² Dimashq is believed to have the smallest land area.


Aleppo Map

Map of Aleppo Province, Syria showing all the districts along with their capital city, International boundary and Province boundary.

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Daraa Map

Map of Daraa Province, Syria showing all the districts along with their capital city, International boundary and Province boundary.

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Hama Map

Map of Hama Province, Syria showing all the districts along with their capital city, International boundary and Province boundary.

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Homs Map

Map of Homs Province, Syria showing all the districts along with their capital city, International boundary and Province boundary.

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Idlib Map

  Map of Idlib Province, Syria showing all the districts along with their capital city, International boundary and Province boundary.

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