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🌆 Largest Cities in Syria

Cities of Syria with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇸🇾 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 9,923,806 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
AleppoAleppo
2,098,210
2
DamascusDamascus Governorate
1,569,394
3
HomsHoms
775,404
4
LatakiaLatakia
709,000
5
Ar RaqqahRaqqa
531,952
6
ḨamāhHama
460,602
7
ŢarţūsTartus
458,327
8
Al ḨasakahAl-Hasakah
422,445
9
Deir ez-ZorDeir ez-Zor
271,800
10
Al QāmishlīAl-Hasakah
184,231
11
Al BābAleppo
130,745
12
IdlibIdlib
128,840
13
DūmāRif-dimashq
111,864
14
al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate
99,999
15
JaramānāRif-dimashq
99,999
16
ManbijAleppo
99,497
17
Dar‘āDaraa
97,969
18
As SalamīyahHama
94,887
19
Al-TabqaRaqqa
87,880
20
DārayyāRif-dimashq
71,596
21
I‘zāzAleppo
66,138
22
JablahLatakia
65,915
23
As SafīrahAleppo
63,708
24
As-SuwaydaSuwayda
59,052
25
Ālbū KamālDeir ez-Zor
57,572
26
At TallRif-dimashq
55,561
27
Al MayādīnDeir ez-Zor
54,534
28
Ar RastanHoms
53,152
29
Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq
52,738
30
KabbasinAleppo
51,230
31
TadmurHoms
51,015
32
BabīlāRif-dimashq
50,880
33
‘Ayn al ‘ArabAleppo
50,000
34
An NabkRif-dimashq
49,372
35
Khān ShaykhūnIdlib
48,975
36
‘AfrīnAleppo
48,693
37
NawáDaraa
47,066
38
KafranbelIdlib
45,652
39
‘IrbīnRif-dimashq
42,474
40
Al QuşayrHoms
41,062
41
YabrūdRif-dimashq
40,502
42
Jisr ash ShughūrIdlib
39,311
43
BāniyāsTartus
39,066
44
TallbīsahHoms
38,491
45
ḨarastāRif-dimashq
37,348
46
Al QunayţirahQuneitra
36,143
47
TādifAleppo
34,670
48
SaraqibIdlib
34,231
49
JayrūdRif-dimashq
32,352
50
MaşyāfHama
32,262

Highlights

Within Syria, Aleppo ranks first in 2026 with 2,098,210, followed by Damascus (1,569,394) and Homs (775,404).

Across 50 entries, values run from 2,098,210 (Aleppo) to 32,262 (Maşyāf), with a median of 56,567.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.