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Ras al-Ayn District

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Ras al-Ayn District
منطقة رأس العين
Ras al-Ayn District in Syria
Location of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Ras al-Ayn District is located in Syria
Ras al-Ayn District
Ras al-Ayn District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E / 36.85; 40.07
Country Syria
Governorateal-Hasakah
SeatRas al-Ayn
Subdistricts2 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total3,826.19 km2 (1,477.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
177,150
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.[1] It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians.

Subdistricts

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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 Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict 2,832.02 km2 121,536 67 Ras al-Ayn
SY080401 al-Darbasiyah Subdistrict 994.17 km2 55,614 113 al-Darbasiyah

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.