🇸🇾 The 14 Governorates of Syria
Damascus (Dimashq)
• Capital: Damascus
• Notes: City-governorate
Rif Dimashq (Rural Damascus)
• Capital: Douma
• Includes: Qudsaya, Al-Tall, Qatana, Yabroud, etc.
Aleppo (Halab)
• Capital: Aleppo
• Notes: Largest population, major industry
Homs
• Capital: Homs
• Notes: Largest governorate by area
Hama
• Capital: Hama
• Notes: Known for ancient waterwheels (Norias)
Latakia (Al-Ladhiqiyah)
• Capital: Latakia
• Notes: Major coastal port
Tartus
• Capital: Tartus
• Notes: Second major port city
Idlib
• Capital: Idlib
• Notes: Agricultural region
Daraa
• Capital: Daraa
• Notes: Southern region near Jordan
As-Suwayda (Sweida)
• Capital: As-Suwayda
• Notes: Predominantly Druze population
Quneitra
• Capital: Quneitra
• Notes: Includes parts of the Golan region
Deir ez-Zor
• Capital: Deir ez-Zor
• Notes: Euphrates River region
Ar-Raqqah (Raqqa)
• Capital: Raqqa
• Notes: Central-north region
Al-Hasakah (Hasakeh)
• Capital: Al-Hasakah
• Notes: Ethnically diverse (Arab, Kurdish, Assyrian)
Damascus
Lower‑Income Districts ↓
• Nahr Aisha — low-income, dense housing
• Tadamon — damaged areas, low socioeconomic level
• Qaboun — heavily affected, limited infrastructure
• Jobar — damaged district, low living standards
• Hajar al-Aswad — one of the poorest districts
• Mezzeh 86 — informal housing, unplanned construction, low-income
• Barzeh (lower parts) — mixed but leaning toward low-income
Middle‑Income Districts ↔
• Al-Zahirah — typical middle-class area
• Al-Midan — traditional middle-class district
• Al-Muhajireen — older middle-income area
• Jaramana — crowded suburb, lower- to middle-income
• Kafr Sousa — mixed, mid to upper-middle
• Rukn al-Din — diverse population, mid to upper-middle
• Barzeh (upper parts) — stable middle-income families
Higher‑Income Districts ↑
• Malki — most prestigious, diplomatic area
• Abu Rummaneh — embassies, luxury housing
• Dummar Project — planned modern district, upper-middle
• Mezzeh (central) — modern apartments, higher-income
• Western Villas (Mezzeh) — upscale villas
• Faihaa / upscale Dummar sectors — high standard of living