Sunday, May 22, 2011

Governorates & Districts





Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). The governorates are
divided into sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts,
or nawahi (sing. nahia).

A governor, whose appointment is proposed by the minister of the interior, approved by the cabinet, and announced by executive decree,
heads each governorate. The governor is assisted by an elected provincial council.

Major cities
Damascus - Aleppo - Latakia - Homs - Hama.

Minor cities
Al-Hasakah - Deir ez-Zor - Ar-Raqqah - Idlib - Daraa -As-Suwayda - Tartus - Damascus Countryside - Al-Quneitra.

Towns
Al Qamishli- Ar-Rastan - Masyaf - Safita - Jableh - Ath-Thawrah - Duma - Baniyas - An-Nabk- Qusair - Maaloula - Zabadani - Bosra - Jaramana - At-Tall.

Major villages
Kafr Buhum - Albaida - Marmarita - Mashta Al helou- Rhablee - Sirghaya - Fairouzeh - Zaidal.

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