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The country of Syria is administratively subdivided into 14 governorates, which are sub-divided into 65 districts, which are further divided into 284 sub-districts. [1] Each of the governorates and districts has its own centre or capital city, except for Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district. All the sub-districts have their ...
As it crosses the Syrian border, the Euphrates flows into Iraq near Al-Qa'im in Al Anbar Province. Between Anah and Haditha, the Haditha Dam creates a large lake, known as Lake Qadisiyah. Between the Syrian border and the town of Hit (in the Heet District), [3] shoals and rapids make the river commercially unnavigable. Once it reaches Hit, the ...
This page includes localities with populations over 30,000 or the administrative centers of governorates ("muhafazat") and districts ("manatiq") in Syria. Subcategories This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
Syrian rebels against the country’s President Bashar Al-Assad advanced toward one of the largest cities in the country — the first time since 2016 — following a shock offensive launched by ...
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Syrian insurgents have forced president Bashar al-Assad's army to retreat from the key city of Hama – a major victory after a lightning advance across the north Syria. The Syrian army said it ...
The city became completely besieged by the Army after the capture of 3 Syrian journalists by the rebels near the city. [84] The Syrian Army took control of the city and cleared it of rebel presence 17 August, while the Syrian National Council described the area a "sinister zone". [85] The three captured journalists were found by the Syrian Army ...
Aleppo was the most populous city in Syria, with a population of 2,132,100 as indicated in the latest official census in 2004 by the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its subdistrict ( nahiya ) consisted of 23 localities with a collective population of 2,181,061 in 2004. [ 171 ]