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Some data about Syria

Syria is a country of 22,198,110 inhabitants, with an area of ​185,180 km², its capital is Damascus and its time zone is "Asia/Damascus". Its ISO code is "SY" in 2 positions and "SYR" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Syria, you must dial your telephone code, which is 963. The currency used in Syria is the "Pound" (SYP).

The administrative subdivision of Syria (administrative division) is made up of 13 Muhafazat (level 1), 1 Capital city (level 1), 60 Manatiq (level 2) and 269 Nawahi (level 3). Syria has 10 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants and 2 cities with more than one million inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Syria with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Syria to access a zoom level and finer details.

Syria shares borders with Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Syria

Number of cities by importance (population) in Syria. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
10	6	3	2
25.0 %	22.5 %	17.8 %	14.3 %

• The 10 most important cities represent 25.0% of the entire population
• The 6 most important cities represent 22.5% of the entire population
• The 3 most important cities represent 17.8% of the entire population
• The 2 most important cities represent 14.3% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
13 Muhafazat	1
1 Capital city	1
60 Manatiq	2
269 Nawahi	3