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(Redirected from Ra's al-'Ayn District) District in al-Hasakah, Syria
Ras al-Ayn District منطقة رأس العين
District
Ras al-Ayn District in SyriaLocation of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Ras al-Ayn District is located in SyriaRas al-Ayn DistrictRas al-Ayn DistrictLocation in Syria
Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E / 36.85; 40.07
CountrySyria
Governorateal-Hasakah
SeatRas al-Ayn
Subdistricts2 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total3,826.19 km (1,477.30 sq mi)
Population177,150
GeocodeSY0804

Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين, romanizedmanṭiqat Raʾs al-ʿAyn) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn.

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

Subdistricts

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
Districts of Syria
Al-Hasakah Governorate


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