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SYRIA

historical demographical data of the administrative division

MOHAFAZATcapitalsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.mie1998be1997ue1997me1996e1995c1994e1989c1981e1975c1970e1966?c1960c1960e1943e1942e1938e1935e1926e1923codecodepos.particularsvariants of the name
source:SASASASYBBSASHSYGL/SYGL/AA,PMGL/HammDVGL/EBSYEBEBEBADGLISOFIPS
refugeesregistered Palestinian refugees ultimo 1997Mohafazat or Muhafazah = Governorate
Al HasakahAl Hasakah2333490091079,01154,01013,01050,01030,0865,0669,9532,0468,5309,3309,5353,0HASY01neHazakieh, Al Jazira, Al-Hasakeh, Al-Hassakeh
Al LâdhiqîyahAl Lâdhiqîyah2297887975,08,3827,0936,0766,0834,0712,0554,4389,6389,6625,5515,6292,0LASY02nwLatakia, Lattakia
Al QunaytirahAl Qunatirah1861719349,030,562,0330,050,045,037,026,319,016,56,4106,0QUSY03swsplit from Dimashq in 1967; partly occupied by Israel since 1967Quneitra
Ar RaqqahAr Raqqah196167574635,0624,0592,0566,0518,0450,0348,4281,0243,7124,9137,9178,0RASY04ncal-Rakka, Al-Rashid
As Suwaydâ'As Suwaydâ'55502143392,0296,0380,0270,0300,0256,0199,1162,0139,7151,592,0100,0SUSY05scal-Sueida, Soueida, Jabal Druze, Sweida
Dar'âDar'â37301440734,027,1702,0689,0623,0616,0499,0363,0282,0232,5221,3162,9140,0DRSY06swpartly occupied by Israel since 1967Daria, Hauran, Dera'a
Dayr az ZawrDayr az Zawr33060127651056,0827,0994,0722,0599,0517,0409,1332,0292,8286,0214,1221,0DYSY07eDayr az-Zaur, Deir ez Zor
Dimashq (Madînat)Dimashq105411404,0236,31513,01347,01489,01552,01361,01112,21042,0836,7630,1933,3557,0DISY13csDamascus City
HalabHalab1850071433922,027,03385,03694,03035,02856,02421,01878,71523,01316,91131,9985,4957,0HLSY09ncAleppo, Alappo
HamâhHamâh888334301494,07,41232,01415,01120,01116,0943,0736,4514,7514,7390,1313,1370,0HMSY10cHama
HimsHims42223163021546,016,41373,01497,01247,01301,01084,0812,5629,0546,2504,1380,5401,0HISY11cHoms
IdlibIdlib609723541353,01029,01270,0922,0937,0777,0579,6428,0383,7374,8309,2301,0IDSY12nwsplit from Halab in 1961Idleb
Rif DimashqDimashq1803269621311,01934,01237,01730,01451,01216,0917,4732,0621,31060,5368,0RDSY08csDamascus District
TartûsTartûs1892730758,0639,0730,0596,0689,0581,0443,3348,0302,1221,0TASY14wcsplit from Al Lâdhiqîyah in 1972Tartus, Tartaus, Tartous
scattered Bedouin population211,7
TOTAL:Dimashq1851807149917008,0353,015597,016124,014186,013844,011719,09050,27214,36304,75816,14565,24565,0
former division from 1946-ca 1961:
Al Furatsplit into Al Rashid and Dayr az Zawr in 1961Euphrates
Al JaziraAl Hasakah
DimashqDimashqDamascus
HalabHalabAleppo
HamâhHamâhHama
HauranDar'â
HimsHimsHoms
Sub-total SYRIA proper:Dimashq174950675482347,82340,12044,01696,61120,81198,0
Jabal Druze6990269980,174,371,051,850,350,0Jebel Druse, As Suwaydâ'
Al LâdhiqîyahAl Lâdhiqîyah59802309432,5469,2372,0286,9277,9261,0Latakia, Alaouites
TOTAL:Dimashq187920725562860,42883,62487,02035,31449,11509,0
Particulars:
Source "SA" = "Statistical abstract / Central Bureau of Statistics, Syrian Arab Republic".
File created on 2001-10-23; revised and last modified on 2003-12-12 by Jan Lahmeyer

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