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List of Cities of Syria SNo English Name Population District Governorate 1 Aleppo 2,132,100 Mount Simeon District Aleppo Governorate 2 Damascus 1,414,913 Damascus (as a district) Damascus Governorate 3 Daraa 97,969 Daraa District Daraa Governorate 4 Deir ez-Zor 211,857 Deir ez-Zor District Deir ez-Zor Governorate 5 Hama 312,994 Hama District Hama Governorate 6 Al-Hasakah 188,160 Al-Hasakah District Al-Hasakah Governorate 7 Homs 652,609 Homs District Homs Governorate 8 Idlib 97,969 Idlib District Idlib Governorate 9 Latakia 383,786 Latakia District Latakia Governorate 10 Quneitra 153 Quneitra District Quneitra Governorate 11 Ar-Raqqah 220,488 Al-Raqqah District Ar-Raqqah Governorate 12 As-Suwayda 73,641 As-Suwayda District As-Suwayda Governorate 13 Tartus 115,769 Tartus District Tartus Governorate 14 n/a n/a Markaz Rif Dimashq Rif Dimashq Governorate 15 Abu Kamal 42,510 Abu Kamal District Deir ez-Zor Governorate 16 Afrin 36,562 Afrin District Aleppo Governorate 17 Arihah 39,501 Arihah District Idlib Governorate 18 Atarib 10,657 Atarib District Aleppo Governorate 19 Ayn al-Arab 44,821 Ayn Al-Arab District Aleppo Governorate 20 Azaz 31,623 Azaz District Aleppo Governorate 21 Al-Bab 63,069 Al-Bab District Aleppo Governorate 22 Baniyas 41,632 Baniyas District Tartus Governorate 23 Darayya 78,763 Darayya District Rif Dimashq Governorate 24 Dayr Hafir 18,948 Dayr Hafir District Aleppo Governorate 25 Douma 110,893 Douma District Rif Dimashq Governorate 26 Duraykish 13,244 Duraykish District Tartus Governorate 27 Fiq 1,947 Fiq District Al-Qunaytirah Governorate 28 Al-Haffah 4,298 Al-Haffah District Latakia Governorate 29 Harem 21,934 Harem District Idlib Governorate 30 Izra 19,158 Izra District Daraa Governorate 31 Jableh 53,989 Jableh District Latakia Governorate 32 Jarabulus 11,570 Jarabulus District Aleppo Governorate 33 Jisr al-Shughur 39,917 Jisr al-Shughur District Idlib Governorate 34 Maarat al-Numaan 58,008 Maarat al-Numaan District Idlib Governorate 35 Al-Malikiyah 26,311 Al-Malikiyah District Al-Hasakah Governorate 36 Manbij 99,497 Manbij District Aleppo Governorate 37 Masyaf 22,508 Masyaf District Hama Governorate 38 Mayadin 44,028 Mayadin District Deir ez-Zor Governorate 39 Mhardeh 17,578 Mhardeh District Hama Governorate 40 Al-Mukharram 6,202 Al-Mukharram District Homs Governorate 41 An-Nabk 32,548 Al-Nabk District Rif Dimashq Governorate 42 Qamishli 184,231 Al-Qamishli District Al-Hasakah Governorate 43 Qardaha 8,671 Qardaha District Latakia Governorate 44 Qatana 33,996 Qatana District Rif Dimashq Governorate 45 Qudsaya 33,571 Qudsaya District Rif Dimashq Governorate 46 Al-Qusayr 29,818 Al-Qusayr District Homs Governorate 47 Al-Qutayfah 26,671 Al-Qutayfah District Rif Dimashq Governorate 48 Ras al-Ayn 29,347 Ras al-Ayn District Al-Hasakah Governorate 49 Al-Rastan 39,834 Al-Rastan District Homs Governorate 50 Al-Safira 63,708 Al-Safira District Aleppo Governorate 51 Safita 20,301 Safita District Tartus Governorate 52 Al-Salamiyah 66,724 Al-Salamiyah District Hama Governorate 53 Salkhad 9,155 Salkhad District As-Suwayda Governorate 54 Al-Sanamayn 26,268 Al-Sanamayn District Daraa Governorate 55 Shahba 13,660 Shahba District As-Suwayda Governorate 56 Al-Shaykh Badr 9,486 Al-Shaykh Badr District Tartus Governorate 57 Al-Suqaylabiyah 13,920 Al-Suqaylabiyah District Hama Governorate 58 Tadmur 51,323 Tadmur District Homs Governorate 59 Tell Abyad 14,825 Tell Abyad District Ar-Raqqah Governorate 60 Taldou 15,727 Taldou District Homs Governorate 61 Talkalakh 18,412 Talkalakh District Homs Governorate 62 Al-Tall 44,597 Al-Tall District Rif Dimashq Governorate 63 Al-Thawrah 69,425 Al-Thawrah District Ar-Raqqah Governorate 64 Yabrud 25,891 Yabrud District Rif Dimashq Governorate 65 Zabadani 26,285 Zabadani District Rif Dimashq Governorate For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Syria.
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