Mount Simeon District (Arabic: منطقة جبل سمعان, romanized: manṭiqat Jabal Sem‘ān) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo.
Mount Simeon District
منطقة جبل سمعان | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mount Simeon District within Aleppo Governorate | |
  Mount Simeon District Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Aleppo): 36°13′N 37°10′E / 36.22°N 37.17°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| Seat | Aleppo |
| Subdistricts | 7 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,757.27 km2 (1,064.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 2,413,878 |
| Geocode | SY0200 |
Until December 2008, the sub-district of Atāreb was part of Mount Simeon District before being incorporated as a separate district.[2] At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 2,413,878.[1]
Sub-districts
editThe district of Mount Simeon is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
| Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY020000 | Mount Simeon Subdistrict | 663.95 km² | 2,181,061 | Aleppo | 
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| SY020002 | Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | 1,146.95 km² | 47,501 | Tell al-Daman | 
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| SY020003 | Haritan Subdistrict | 232.76 km² | 67,745 | Haritan | 
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| SY020004 | Darat Izza Subdistrict | 227.49 km² | 39,540 | Darat Izza | 
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| SY020005 | al-Zirbah Subdistrict | 354.79 km² | 55,391 | al-Zirbah | 
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| Zammar Subdistrict | Zammar | ||||
| SY020006 | Hadher Subdistrict | 131.33 km² | 20,834 | Al-Hadher | 
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Zammar Subdistrict was separated from al-Zirbah Subdistrict in 2009.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "إحداث منطقتي دير حافر والأتارب سيساهم في النهضة التنموية بالمحافظة". Al-Jamahir (in Arabic). Aleppo. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "احداث منطقتي دير حافر والاتارب تعزيزاً لمسيرة التنمية". Al-Jamahir (in Arabic). Aleppo. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2016.