District in Aleppo, Syria
as-Safira District منطقة السفيرة |
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District |
![as-Safira District in Syria](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Safirah_District.png/250px-Safirah_District.png) Location of as-Safira District within Aleppo Governorate |
36°04′N 37°22′E / 36.07°N 37.37°E / 36.07; 37.37 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Aleppo |
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Seat | as-Safira |
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Subdistricts | 5 nawāḥī |
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Area |
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• Total | 2,850.56 km2 (1,100.61 sq mi) |
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Population (2004)[1] | 178,293 |
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Geocode | SY0207 |
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as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة, romanized: manṭiqat as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293.[1]
Sub-Districts of as-Safira District
The administrative center of Nahiya as-Safira shown above is the city of as-Safira.
The administrative center of Nahiya Banan shown above is the city of Banan.
The administrative center of Nahiya Al-Hajib shown above is the city of
Al-Hajib.
The administrative center of Nahiya Khanasir shown above is the city of
Khanasir.
The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.
Sub-districts
The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
Subdistricts of as-Safira District Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
SY020700 | as-Safira Subdistrict | 846.37 km² | 132,658 | as-Safira |
| Tell Aran Subdistrict | Tell Aran |
SY020701 | Khanasir Subdistrict | 1,603.98 km² | 17,618 | Khanasir |
SY020702 | Banan Subdistrict | 140.06 km² | 17,193 | Banan |
SY020703 | al-Hajib Subdistrict | 260.16 km² | 10,408 | al-Hajib |
- In 2009, the northwestern area around the majority Kurdish city of Tell Aran was spun off al-Safira Subdistrict to establish Tell Aran Subdistrict.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "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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Mount Simeon Subdistrict | - Aleppo
- Abtin
- Assan
- Ayn al-Kabira
- Azzan
- Duwayr al-Zaytun
- Haddadin
- Hayyan
- Hilan
- Hreibel
- Kafr Saghir
- Khan Tuman
- Maghayer Khan Tuman
- Maratat al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah al-Shamaliyah
- Qarras
- Rasm Assan
- Saqlaya
- Siefat
- Tell Shair Samaan
- Tell Shughayb
- al-Dhahabiyah
- al-Wadihi
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Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | - Tell al-Daman
- Abu Rweil
- Ameriyeh
- Arjel
- Atshana Sharqiya
- Atshana Gharbiya
- Ballas
- Ballas al-Jadida
- Batranah
- Burda
- Buwaida Saghira
- Deir Saliba
- Hmeidi
- Hober
- Jubb Aleis
- Kafr Obeid
- al-Mintar
- Mreiqes
- Oweinat Kabira
- Rasm al-Mofakker
- Tabara al-Khusheir
- Um al-Karamel
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Haritan Subdistrict | |
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Darat Izza Subdistrict | - Darat Izza
- Bshantara
- Basrtun
- Bishqatin
- Kafrantin
- al-Hoteh
- Hur
- Injarah
- Irhab
- Qabtan al-Jabal
- al-Sakhriyah
- Taqad
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al-Hadher Subdistrict | |
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al-Zirbah Subdistrict | - al-Zirbah
- Abad
- Arada
- Banes
- Barnah
- Barqum
- Bawabiyah
- Humayrah
- Huweir al-Eiss
- Jazraya
- Jubb Kas
- Kassibeh
- Othmaniya Kabira
- Rasm al-Eiss
- Talafeh
- Tell Allush
- Tell Hidyah
- Zitan
- Ziyara Samaan
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Zammar Subdistrict | |
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Afrin Subdistrict | |
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Bulbul Subdistrict | - Bulbul
- Burj Haider
- Darmashkanli
- Deir Ballut
- Fafertin
- Jalbul
- Karzahayel
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Jandairis Subdistrict | |
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Maabatli Subdistrict | |
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Rajo Subdistrict | |
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Sharran Subdistrict | |
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Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict | |
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Dayr Hafir Subdistrict | |
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Kuweires Sharqi Subdistrict | |
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Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict | |
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As-Safira District |
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As-Safira Subdistrict | |
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Banan Subdistrict | |
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al-Hajib Subdistrict | |
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Khanasir Subdistrict | |
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Tell Aran Subdistrict | |
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