Deir ez-Zor District

Deir ez-Zor District منطقة دير الزور
District
Map of Deir ez-Zor District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Coordinates (Deir ez-Zor): 35°20′N 40°09′E / 35.33°N 40.15°ECoordinates: 35°20′N 40°09′E / 35.33°N 40.15°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
Seat	Deir ez-Zor
Subdistricts	7 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	14,389.60 km^2 (5,555.86 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]
• Total	492,434
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0901

Deir ez-Zor District (Arabic: منطقة دير الزور‎, translit. manṭiqat Dair az-Zaur) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in Northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Deir ez-Zor. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 492,434.^[1]

Sub-districts

The district of Deir ez-Zor is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

• Deir ez-Zor Nahiyah (ناحية دير الزور): population 239,196.^[2]
• Al-Kasrah Nahiyah (ناحية الكسرة): population 63,226.^[3]
• Al-Busayrah Nahiyah (ناحية البصيرة): population 40,236.^[4]
• Al-Muhasan Nahiyah (ناحية الموحسن): population 35,113.^[5]
• Al-Tabni Nahiyah (ناحيةالتبني): population 48,393.^[6]
• Khasham Nahiyah (ناحية خشام): population 28,718.^[7]
• Al-Sur Nahiyah (ناحية الصور): population 37,552.^[8]

References

1. "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Deir ez-Zor nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
3. "Kasra nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
4. "Busayrah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
5. "Muhasan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
6. "Al-Tibni nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
7. "Khesham nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
8. "Sour nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.