Al-Qamishli District

al-Qamishli District
منطقة القامشلي
District
al-Qamishli District in Syria
Location of al-Qamishli District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Coordinates (al-Qamishli): 37°03′N 41°13′E / 37.05°N 41.22°E / 37.05; 41.22Coordinates: 37°03′N 41°13′E / 37.05°N 41.22°E / 37.05; 41.22
Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
Seat al-Qamishli
Subdistricts 4 nawāḥī
Area
  Total 4,043.54 km2 (1,561.22 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 425,580
Geocode SY0802

al-Qamishli District (Arabic: منطقة القامشلي, translit. manṭiqat al-Qāmišlī, Kurdish: Devera Qamişlo) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Qamishli. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 425,580.[1]

Subdistricts

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

Subdistricts of al-Qamishli District
PCode Name Area Population Villages Seat
SY080200 Nahiya al-Qamishli 637,27 km² 232,095 92 al-Qamishli
SY080201 Nahiya Tell Hamis 1,498.73 km² 71,699 129 Tell Hamis
SY080202 Nahiya Amuda 1,034.86 km² 56,101 103 Amuda
SY080203 Nahiya al-Qahtaniyah 872,67 km² 65,685 103 al-Qahtaniyah

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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