Al-Zabadani District Explained

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.

Sub-districts

The district of al-Zabadani is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

+ Subdistricts of al-Zabadani DistrictCode Name Area Population
SY030700al-Zabadani Subdistrictalign=right km2align=right
SY030701Madaya Subdistrictalign=right km2
SY030702Serghaya Subdistrict km2

Settlements

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:

English NameArabic NamePopulationSubdistrict
al-Zabadaniالزبداني26,285al-Zabadani
Madayaمضايا9,371Madaya
Serghayaسرغايا7,501Serghaya
al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah)(الروضة (البطرونة4,536al-Zabadani
Souq Wadi Baradaسوق وادي بردى3,678al-Zabadani
Bloudanبلودان3,101al-Zabadani
Hurayraهريرة2,455Madaya
Ain Hawrعين حور1,974Serghaya
Baqinبقين1,866Madaya
Kafr al-Awamidكفر العواميد1,588al-Zabadani
Barheliyaبرهليا821al-Zabadani
Hosh Bajedحوش بجد604al-Zabadani

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . . ar . 15 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115353/http://www.cbssyr.sy/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf . 8 December 2015 .
    Also available in English: Web site: 2004 Census Data . . 15 October 2015 .
  2. http://mla-sy.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2169:%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%82%20%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%82%20%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%A5%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AB%20%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%A9%20%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%20&catid=70:%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA&Itemid=41 New presidential decree to form Qudsaya district