Al Mansura Subdistrict
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Al-Mansura Subdistrict
ناحية المنصورة | |
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subdistrict (nahiyah) | |
Coordinates: 35°36′21″N 38°34′57″E / 35.6059525°N 38.582611°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
District | Al-Thawrah District |
Subdistrict | Al-Mansurah |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 58,727 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Al-Mansurah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية المنصورة, translit. nahiyah al-Mansurah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate (Syria), situated south-west of Raqqa and the Euphrates river. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 58,727.
Al-Mansurah Subdistrict is bounded by the Euphrates river and the small Al-Thawrah subdistrict to the north and Sabka subdistrict also of Raqqa Governorate to the west.
The administrative centre Al-Mansurah and much of the north of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF and the Tabqa civilian council, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups. While the south of the subdistrict is currently under the control of the People's council of Syria government in Damascus.
References
- ^ "Al-Mansura nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.[permanent dead link]