Jarabulus District

Jarabulus District
منطقة جرابلس
District
Jarabulus District in Syria
Location of Jarabulus District within Aleppo Governorate
Coordinates (Jarabulus): 36°49′N 38°01′E / 36.82°N 38.02°E / 36.82; 38.02Coordinates: 36°49′N 38°01′E / 36.82°N 38.02°E / 36.82; 38.02
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
Seat Jarabulus
Subdistricts 2 nawāḥī
Area
  Total 607.48 km2 (234.55 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1] 58,889
Geocode SY0208

Jarabulus District (Arabic: منطقة جرابلس, translit. manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.

Sub-Districts of Jarabulus District
The administrative center of Nahiya Jarabulus shown above is the city of Jarabulus.
The administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura shown above is the city of Ghandoura.

At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 58,889.[1] Ethnically, it is composed of Arabs, Turkmens and Kurds.[2][3][4] The city of Jarabulus had an Armenian minority until the early 1970s when most of them moved to Aleppo.

The Euphrates river enters Syria from Turkey in Jarabulus.

Sub-districts

The district of Jarabulus is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Jarabulus District
Code Name Area Population Seat
SY020800 Jarabulus Nahiya 316.52 km² 41,575 Jarabulus
SY020801 Ghandoura Nahiya 290.95 km² 17,314 Ghandoura

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.
  2. van Wilgenburg, Wladimir. "Kurdish Strategy Towards Ethnically-Mixed Areas in the Syrian Conflict". Terrorism Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 23. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. Khalifa, Mustafa. "The impossible partition of Syria" (PDF). Thematic Studies. Arab Reform Initiative. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. SURİYE’DE GÜVENLİ BÖLGE TARTIŞMALARI: TÜRKİYE AÇISINDAN RİSKLER, FIRSATLAR VE SENARYOLAR (PDF) (in Turkish, English, and Arabic). ORTADOĞU STRATEJİK ARAŞTIRMALAR MERKEZİ. 2012. ISBN 978-605-4615-10-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.


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