Districts & Counties of Syria map & data
Syria has 61 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 14 regions. The most are in Rural Damascus (9), Aleppo (8) and Homs (6). The largest include Tadmor, Duma and Deir-ez-Zor.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rural Damascus | 9 | 15% |
| Aleppo | 8 | 13% |
| Homs | 6 | 9.8% |
| Hama | 5 | 8.2% |
| Idleb | 5 | 8.2% |
| Tartous | 5 | 8.2% |
| Lattakia | 4 | 6.6% |
| Al-Hasakeh | 4 | 6.6% |
| Deir-ez-Zor | 3 | 4.9% |
| Ar-Raqqa | 3 | 4.9% |
| Dar'a | 3 | 4.9% |
| As-Sweida | 3 | 4.9% |
| Quneitra | 2 | 3.3% |
| Damascus | 1 | 1.6% |
Largest districts and counties in Syria
- TadmorHoms · 30,356.5 km²
- DumaRural Damascus · 19,855.3 km²
- Deir-ez-ZorDeir-ez-Zor · 14,345.5 km²
- Al-HasakehAl-Hasakeh · 12,566.7 km²
- HomsHoms · 8,028.6 km²
- Ar-RaqqaAr-Raqqa · 7,332.2 km²
- Abu KamalDeir-ez-Zor · 6,373.9 km²
- As-SalamiyehHama · 6,210.9 km²
- Ath-ThawrahAr-Raqqa · 5,463.5 km²
- MenbijAleppo · 5,185.3 km²
- Tell AbiadAr-Raqqa · 4,852.9 km²
- QuamishliAl-Hasakeh · 4,033.9 km²
- Al MayadinDeir-ez-Zor · 3,963 km²
- Ras Al AinAl-Hasakeh · 3,909.4 km²
- Jebel SamanAleppo · 3,073.6 km²
- Ain Al ArabAleppo · 3,073.4 km²
- Al MakhrimHoms · 3,021.2 km²
- As-SafiraAleppo · 2,853 km²
- As-SweidaAs-Sweida · 2,813.1 km²
- Al-MalikeyyehAl-Hasakeh · 2,693.9 km²
- HamaHama · 2,559.7 km²
- Al Ma'raIdleb · 2,032 km²
- Al BabAleppo · 2,014.1 km²
- AfrinAleppo · 1,878.7 km²
- SalkhadAs-Sweida · 1,779.7 km²
- ShahbaAs-Sweida · 1,777.3 km²
- Dar'aDar'a · 1,612.4 km²
- Al QutayfahRural Damascus · 1,592.1 km²
- IdlebIdleb · 1,440.1 km²
- As-SanamaynDar'a · 1,334.7 km²
- QuneitraQuneitra · 1,319.5 km²
- A'zazAleppo · 1,276 km²
- An NabkRural Damascus · 1,132 km²
- As-SuqaylabiyahHama · 1,110.9 km²
- QatanaRural Damascus · 993.4 km²
- LattakiaLattakia · 960.1 km²
- Izra'Dar'a · 956.8 km²
- MasyafHama · 806.8 km²
- Rural DamascusRural Damascus · 780.7 km²
- HarimIdleb · 732.3 km²
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Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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This layer holds 61 districts and counties in Syria, the most of them in Rural Damascus. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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