Al-Malikiyah District

al-Malikiyah District
منطقة المالكية
District
al-Malikiyah District in Syria
Location of al-Malikiyah District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Coordinates (al-Malikiyah): 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.17°N 42.13°E / 37.17; 42.13Coordinates: 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.17°N 42.13°E / 37.17; 42.13
Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
Seat al-Malikiyah
Subdistricts 3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total 2,652.74 km2 (1,024.23 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 191,994
Geocode SY0803

al-Malikiyah District (Arabic: منطقة المالكية, translit. manṭiqat al-Mālikiyah; Kurdish: Devera Dêrika Hemko) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Malikiyah.

al-Malikiyah is both the northernmost and easternmost district in Syria. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 191,994.[1]

Subdistricts

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

Subdistricts of al-Malikiyah District
PCode Name Area Population Villages Seat
SY080300 Nahiya al-Malikiyah 1,264.22 km² 112,000 108 al-Malikiyah
SY080301 Nahiya al-Jawadiyah 383.44 km² 40,535 50 al-Jawadiyah
SY080302 Nahiya al-Yaarubiyah 1,005.08 km² 39,459 62 al-Yaarubiyah

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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