Districts of Syria


The 14 governorates of Syria, or muhafazat, are divided into 65 districts, or manatiq, including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or nawahi. Each district bears the same name as its 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.

List of districts

The 65 districts are listed below by governorate. The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. Parts of Quneitra Governorate have been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

Central Syria

[Hama Governorate]

* - a newly-created district since 2010, formerly belonging to Homs District

[Latakia Governorate]

[Aleppo Governorate]

* - includes Aleppo City
** - a newly-created district since 2008, formerly belonging to Mount Simeon District
*** - a newly-created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Al-Bab District

[Deir ez-Zor Governorate]

[Damascus Governorate]

* - a newly-created district since 2009, formerly belonging to Markaz Rif Dimashq District and parts of Al-Zabadani District

[As-Suwayda Governorate]