Back مناطق سوريا Arabic Επαρχίες της Συρίας Greek Distritos de Siria Spanish منطقههای سوریه Persian District (Syrie) French נפות סוריה HE Sirijski okruzi Croatian Սիրիայի գավառներ Armenian Distretti della Siria Italian Districten van Syrië Dutch
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The 14 governorates of Syria, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), are divided into 65 districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahiya).[1] 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.
- ^ "Syria Description 2003" (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-05-09.