al-Zabadani District | |
Native Name: | منطقة الزبداني |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250x250px |
Coor Pinpoint: | al-Zabadani |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Rif Dimashq |
Parts Type: | Subdistricts |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 3 nawāḥī |
Seat: | al-Zabadani |
Geocode: | SY0307 |
Area Total Km2: | 393.42 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 63780 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
al-Zabadani District (Arabic: منطقة الزبداني|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] al-Zabadani) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Zabadani. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 63,780.
Until February 2009, the sub-districts of Ayn al-Fijah and al-Dimas were part of Al-Zabadani District before being incorporated to form the newly established Qudsaya District.[2]
The town-resort of Bloudan in the al-Zabadani district is a favourite tourist destination for locals and foreigners.
The district of al-Zabadani is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
+ Subdistricts of al-Zabadani District | Code | Name | Area | Population | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SY030700 | al-Zabadani Subdistrict | align=right | km2 | align=right | |
SY030701 | Madaya Subdistrict | align=right | km2 | ||
SY030702 | Serghaya Subdistrict | km2 |
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:
English Name | Arabic Name | Population | Subdistrict | |
---|---|---|---|---|
al-Zabadani | الزبداني | 26,285 | al-Zabadani | |
Madaya | مضايا | 9,371 | Madaya | |
Serghaya | سرغايا | 7,501 | Serghaya | |
al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah) | (الروضة (البطرونة | 4,536 | al-Zabadani | |
Souq Wadi Barada | سوق وادي بردى | 3,678 | al-Zabadani | |
Bloudan | بلودان | 3,101 | al-Zabadani | |
Hurayra | هريرة | 2,455 | Madaya | |
Ain Hawr | عين حور | 1,974 | Serghaya | |
Baqin | بقين | 1,866 | Madaya | |
Kafr al-Awamid | كفر العواميد | 1,588 | al-Zabadani | |
Barheliya | برهليا | 821 | al-Zabadani | |
Hosh Bajed | حوش بجد | 604 | al-Zabadani |