Syria — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Syria had an estimated population of 18,586,743 in 2005, with 50 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Syria today — population now 26,472,497, against 18,586,743 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 18,586,743 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 18,814,091 | 26,472,497 | +41% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halab | 2,599,294 |
| 2 | Dimashq | 2,485,897 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleppo | Aleppo | 2,139,714 | 2,098,210 now |
| 2 | Damascus | Damascus | 1,576,797 | 1,569,394 now |
| 3 | H̨imş | H̨imş | 735,871 | — |
| 4 | al-Lāđiqīyah | al-Lāđiqīyah | 431,606 | — |
| 5 | H̨amāh | H̨amāh | 348,862 | 460,602 now |
| 6 | ar-Raqqah | ar-Raqqah | 261,492 | 531,952 now |
| 7 | al-Qāmišlī | al-H̨asakah | 196,458 | — |
| 8 | Jaramānā | Damascus | 189,151 | 99,999 now |
| 9 | Dayr az-Zawr | Dayr-az-Zawr | 187,520 | — |
| 10 | al-H̨asakah | al-H̨asakah | 132,017 | — |
| 11 | aṯ-Ṯawrah | ar-Raqqah | 124,902 | — |
| 12 | Darʿā | Darʿā | 115,836 | 97,969 now |
| 13 | Dūmā | Damascus | 111,243 | 111,864 now |
| 14 | Idlib | Idlib | 110,503 | 128,840 now |
| 15 | Ţarţūs | Ţarţūs | 107,079 | — |
| 16 | Manbij | Aleppo | 104,959 | 99,497 now |
| 17 | as-Suwaydā | as-Suwaydā | 100,213 | 59,052 now |
| 18 | Salamīyah | H̨amāh | 91,318 | — |
| 19 | Maʿarrat-an-Nuʿmān | Idlib | 78,624 | — |
| 20 | Jisr-aš-Šuġūr | Idlib | 65,966 | — |
| 21 | Abu Kamal | Dayr-az-Zawr | 62,491 | — |
| 22 | Arīh̨ā | Idlib | 54,728 | — |
| 23 | al-Mayādīn | Dayr-az-Zawr | 53,421 | 54,534 now |
| 24 | Jablah | al-Lāđiqīyah | 52,309 | 65,915 now |
| 25 | Dārayyā | Damascus | 51,759 | 71,596 now |
| 26 | Nawā | Darʿā | 50,820 | 47,066 now |
| 27 | al-Bāb | Aleppo | 49,764 | 130,745 now |
| 28 | Kabir-as-Sit | Damascus | 48,258 | — |
| 29 | Tudmur | H̨imş | 42,283 | — |
| 30 | Bāniyās | Ţarţūs | 39,717 | 39,066 now |
| 31 | H̨arastā al-Baş | Damascus | 39,003 | — |
| 32 | al-Qunayţirah | al-Qunayţirah | 36,143 | 36,143 now |
| 33 | al-Hajar al-Aswad | Damascus | 35,820 | — |
| 34 | ar-Rastan | H̨imş | 35,211 | 53,152 now |
| 35 | as-Safīrah | Aleppo | 35,152 | 63,708 now |
| 36 | al-Quşayr | H̨imş | 34,535 | 41,062 now |
| 37 | Maşyāf | H̨amāh | 33,001 | 32,262 now |
| 38 | Muh̨radah | H̨amāh | 32,592 | — |
| 39 | an-Nabk | Damascus | 29,675 | 49,372 now |
| 40 | at-Tall | Damascus | 27,664 | 55,561 now |
| 41 | Aʿzāz | Aleppo | 27,457 | — |
| 42 | Qaţanā | Damascus | 27,254 | — |
| 43 | Yabrūd | Damascus | 25,940 | 40,502 now |
| 44 | Raʿs-al-ʿAyn | al-H̨asakah | 25,671 | — |
| 45 | az-Zabadānī | Damascus | 25,028 | — |
| 46 | al-Mālikiyah | al-H̨asakah | 23,778 | — |
| 47 | ʿAyn-al-ʿArab | Aleppo | 20,552 | 50,000 now |
| 48 | Şāfītā | Ţarţūs | 20,394 | — |
| 49 | ʿAfrīn | Aleppo | 19,758 | 48,693 now |
| 50 | al-Quţayfah | Damascus | 18,636 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleppo | 3,115,559 |
| 2 | H̨imş | 1,895,818 |
| 3 | H̨amāh | 1,872,725 |
| 4 | Idlib | 1,781,496 |
| 5 | Damascus | 1,599,653 |
| 6 | Dayr-az-Zawr | 1,460,380 |
| 7 | Damascus | 1,394,558 |
| 8 | al-H̨asakah | 1,204,427 |
| 9 | al-Lāđiqīyah | 1,170,073 |
| 10 | Darʿā | 908,276 |
| 11 | Ţarţūs | 902,601 |
| 12 | ar-Raqqah | 742,582 |
| 13 | as-Suwaydā | 502,452 |
| 14 | al-Qunayţirah | 36,143 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.