Jarabulus District
Template:Infobox Syrian district
Jarabulus District (Arabic: منطقة جرابلس, romanized: manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.
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.[citation needed]
The Euphrates river enters Syria from Turkey in Jarabulus.
Subdistricts
The district of Jarabulus is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
| Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY020800 | Jarabulus Subdistrict | 316.52 km² | 41,575 | Jarabulus |
| SY020801 | Ghandoura Subdistrict | 290.95 km² | 17,314 | Ghandoura |
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- ^ 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.
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