Ayn al-Arab District
منطقة عين العرب | |
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![]() Location of Ayn al-Arab District within Aleppo Governorate | |
Coordinates (Kobani): 36°53′N 38°22′E / 36.89°N 38.37°E / 36.89; 38.37 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo |
Seat | Kobani |
Subdistricts | 4 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 3,068.04 km (1,184.58 sq mi) |
Population | 192,513 |
Geocode | SY0206 |
`Ain al-`Arab District (Arabic: منطقة عين العرب, romanized: manṭiqat ‘Ayn al-‘Arab) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the: city of Kobani.
The district fills the "northeastern section of the governorate," and its northern boundary is along the Syria–Turkey border.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 192,513.
Sub-districts※
The district of Ayn Al-Arab is divided into four sub-districts/nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
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SY020600 | Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict | 745.60 km | 81,424 | Ayn al-Arab |
SY020601 | Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict | 318.86 km | 43,861 | Shuyukh Tahtani |
SY020602 | Sarrin Subdistrict [ar] | 2,003.57 km | 69,931 | Sarrin |
Al-Jalabiyah Subdistrict | Al-Jalabiyah |
Al-Jalabiyah Subdistrict was separated from Sarrin Subdistrict in 2009.
References※
- ^ "General Census of Population. And Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "احداث منطقتي دير حافر والاتارب تعزيزاً لمسيرة التنمية". Al-Jamahir (in Arabic). Aleppo. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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