Ras al-Ayn District

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Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين‎) is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. At the 2004 census it had a population of 177,150.[1] Its administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn. It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians.

Sub-districts

The district of Ras al-Ayn is divided into three sub-districts or Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):

  • Ras al-Ayn Nahiyah (ناحية رأس العين): population 121,536.[2]
  • Al-Darbasiyah Nahiyah (ناحية الدرباسية): population 55,614.[3]

References

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  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. "Ras al-Ayn nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18. 
  3. "Al-Darbasiyah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.