Mount Simeon District
Mount Simeon District
منطقة جبل سمعان | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mount Simeon District within Aleppo Governorate | |
  Mount Simeon District Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Aleppo): 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 (Template:Lang-ar-at), also known as Jabal Sem`an, is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo.
The administrative center of Huraytan Nahiyah shown above is the city of Haritan.
The administrative center of Darat Izza Nahiyah shown above is the city of Darat Izza.
Jabal Sem‘ān Nahiyah's administrative center, which is administrative center of the Mount Simeon District, is Aleppo.
The administrative center of Az-Zirbeh Nahiyah shown above is the city of al-Zirbah.
The administrative center of Hadher Nahiyah shown above is the city of Al-Hadher.
The administrative center of Tell ad-Daman Nahiyah shown above is the city of Tell al-Daman.
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 Subdistrict | 663.95 km² | 2,181,061 | Aleppo |
| SY020002 | Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | 1,146.95 km² | 47,501 | Tell al-Daman |
| SY020003 | Haritan Subdistrict | 232.76 km² | 67,745 | Haritan |
| SY020004 | Darat Izza Subdistrict | 227.49 km² | 39,540 | Darat Izza |
| SY020005 | al-Zirbah Subdistrict | 354.79 km² | 55,391 | al-Zirbah |
| Zammar Subdistrict | Zammar | |||
| SY020006 | Hadher Subdistrict | 131.33 km² | 20,834 | Al-Hadher |
- Zammar Subdistrict was separated from al-Zirbah Subdistrict in 2009.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. 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.
