Categories: Syria stubs | Middle East geography stubs | Governorates of Syria Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Syria. ... Al Hasakah is a governorate in the far north-east corner of Syria that has the Euphrates river running through it. ... The town of Al-Qunaytirah in September 2001 Al Qunaytirah is a governorate of southwestern Syria, which includes the disputed Golan Heights. ... Old Town Aleppo viewed from the Citadel Aleppo is also the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Damascus by night, pictured from Jabal Qasioun; the green spots are minarets Damascus (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: Also commonly: الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. ... Dara Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Dayr az Zawr, or Deir ez Zor (دير الزور in Arabic), town (1994 est. ... The Orontes River and norias in Hama Hama (Arabic: حماه) is a city which is located on the Orontes river in central Syria, north of the city of Homs, midway between Damascus and Aleppo. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Typical olive field in the valleys surrounding Idlib Idlib is a city in Syria. ... Roundabout in Latakia Latakia (Arabic: اللاذقية Al-Ladhiqiyah, Greek:Λαοδικεία) is the principal port city of Syria. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Tartous (Arabic: طرطوس, also transliterated Tartus) is Syrias second largest port city after Latakia, and capital of Tartous governorate. ...