Syrian governorates

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Syrian governorates are the primary administrative divisions of Syria, encompassing its provinces that organize local governance and regional administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
first-level administrative division
administeredBy Syrian central government NERFINISHED
administrativeCenterType city
borderWith governorates of neighboring countries in some areas
country Syria
dataUsedIn Syrian national statistics
establishedAs modern administrative units during 20th century
governedBy governor
haveRole coordination of public services
implementation of national policies at regional level
regional planning
include Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED
As-Suwayda Governorate NERFINISHED
Damascus Governorate NERFINISHED
Daraa Governorate NERFINISHED
Deir ez-Zor Governorate NERFINISHED
Hama Governorate NERFINISHED
Hasakah Governorate NERFINISHED
Homs Governorate NERFINISHED
Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED
Latakia Governorate NERFINISHED
Qamishli Governorate NERFINISHED
Quneitra Governorate NERFINISHED
Raqqa Governorate NERFINISHED
Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED
Tartus Governorate NERFINISHED
languageOfAdministration Arabic NERFINISHED
legalFramework Syrian administrative law
legalStatus primary administrative divisions of Syria
levelInAdministrativeHierarchy 1
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInRegion Levant NERFINISHED
mapFeature first-level boundaries on maps of Syria
numberOfSubdivisions 14
sovereignState Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED
subdividedInto Syrian districts
subdivisionOf Syria NERFINISHED
subdivisionTypeOf Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED
usedFor local governance
regional administration
usedIn electoral organization in Syria

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Muḥāfaẓat Dimashq partOf Syrian governorates