Mount Simeon District
| Mount Simeon District منطقة جبل سمعان | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Mount Simeon District within Aleppo Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Aleppo): 36°13′N 37°10′E / 36.22°N 37.17°ECoordinates: 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 |
Mount Simeon District (Arabic: منطقة جبل سمعان, translit. manṭiqat Jabal Sem‘ān), also known as Jabal Sem`an, is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Aleppo.
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
The district of Mount Simeon is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
| Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY020000 | Mount Simeon Nahiya | 663.95 km² | 2,181,061 | Aleppo |
| SY020002 | Tall Ed-daman Nahiya | 1,146.95 km² | 47,501 | Tall Ed-daman |
| SY020003 | Haritan Nahiya | 232.76 km² | 67,745 | Haritan |
| SY020004 | Darat Izza Nahiya | 227.49 km² | 39,540 | Darat Izza |
| SY020005 | al-Zirbah Nahiya | 354.79 km² | 55,391 | al-Zirbah |
| Zammar Nahiya | Zammar | |||
| SY020006 | Hadher Nahiya | 131.33 km² | 20,834 | Hadher |
Zammar Nahiya was separated from al-Zirbah Nahiya in 2009.[3]
See also
References
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
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