What kind of leadership does Damascus, Syria have?
1) “Damascus (Arabic: دمشق , transliteration: Dimashq, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is one of the the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000. The city is a governorate by itself, and the capital of the governorate of Rif Dimashq (“Rural Damascus”).” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus 2) “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. 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
