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Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). The governorates are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), which are further divided into subdistricts, or nawahi (sing. nahia). The nawahi contain villages, which are the smallest administrative units. This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. ... Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: ‎, ) (born September 11, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary of the Baath Party, and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. ... This page lists prime ministers of Syria. ... Muhammad Naji al-Otari (born 1944) is the current prime minister of Syria. ... The Peoples Council (Majlis al-Shaab) is the parliament of Syria. ... Political parties in Syria lists political parties in Syria. ... Baath Party symbol Party flag The Arab Socialist Baath Party (also spelled Bath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1947 as a radical, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... Elections in Syria gives information on election and election results in Syria. ... According to the U.S. Department of State’s 2004 report on human rights, Syria’s human rights record remains poor. ... Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbors, and achieving a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace settlement, which includes the return of the Golan Heights, are the primary goals of President Bashar al-Assads foreign policy. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Governorate. ... Mintaqah is an arabic language term for an administrative unit. ... Nahia is a form of administrative divison smaller than governorates. ...

A governor, whose appointment is proposed by the minister of the interior, approved by the cabinet, and announced by executive decree, heads each governorate. The governor is responsible for administration, health, social services, education, tourism, public works, transportation, domestic trade, agriculture, industry, civil defense, and maintenance of law and order in the province. The minister of local administration works closely with each governor to coordinate and supervise local development projects. The governor is assisted by a provincial council, three-quarters of whose members are popularly elected for a term of four years, the remainder being appointed by the minister of the interior and the governor. In addition, each council has an executive arm consisting of six to ten officers appointed by the central government from among the council's elected members. Each executive officer is charged with specific functions.

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.

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Damascus at sunset Damascus ( translit: Also commonly: الشام ash-Shām) is the largest city of Syria and is also the capital. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Location of the Quneitra Governorate Quneitra Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة القنيطرة) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Dara Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Location of the governorate of As Suwayda As Suwayda (also Sweida)(Arabic: السويداء) Is one of Syrias 14 governorates. ... Location of the Homs Governorate Homs Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حمص) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Location of the Tartous Governorate Tartous Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة طرطوس) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Location of the Latakia Governorate Latakia Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة اللاذقية) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Hama Governorate Hama Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حماه) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Locatio of the Idlib Governorate Idlib Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة ادلب) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Aleppo Governorate Aleppo Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة حلب) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Ar Raqqah Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... Dayr az-Zawr Governorate Dayr az-Zawr Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة دير الزور) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. ... The Al Hasakah Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة الحسكة, Kurdish: Hesîçe) is a governorate in the far north-east corner of Syria that has the Euphrates river running through it. ... Image:Syrnumbered. ...

Governorates of Syria
Al Hasakah | Aleppo | Damascus | Dar`a | Dayr az-Zawr | Hama | Homs | Idlib | Latakia | Quneitra | Ar Raqqah | Rif Dimashq | As Suwayda | Tartous