Ras al-Ayn District

Ras al-Ayn District
منطقة رأس العين
District
Ras al-Ayn District in Syria
Location of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E / 36.85; 40.07Coordinates: 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E / 36.85; 40.07
Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
Seat Ras al-Ayn
Subdistricts 2 nawāḥī
Area
  Total 3,826.19 km2 (1,477.30 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 177,150
Geocode SY0804

Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين, translit. manṭiqat Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Kurdish: Devera Serê Kaniyê) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn.

At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150.[1] It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians.

Subdistricts

The district of Ras al-Ayn is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Ras al-Ayn District
PCode Name Area Population Villages Seat
SY080400 Nahiya Ras al-Ayn 2,832.02 km² 121,536 67 Ras al-Ayn
SY080401 Nahiya al-Darbasiyah 994.17 km² 55,614 113 al-Darbasiyah

References

  1. 1 2 3 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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