Ras al-Ayn District explained

Ras al-Ayn District
Native Name:منطقة رأس العين
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:District
Mapsize:250x250px
Map Alt:Ras al-Ayn District in Syria
Coor Pinpoint:Ras al-Ayn
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:al-Hasakah
Subdivision Type2:District
Parts Type:Subdistricts
Parts Style:para
P1:2 nawāḥī
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Ras al-Ayn
Elevation Point:Ras al-Ayn
Population:177150
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Code Type:Area code
Geocode:SY0804

Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] Raʾs al-ʿAyn) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn.

At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150. It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians.

Subdistricts

The district of Ras al-Ayn is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

+ Subdistricts of Ras al-Ayn DistrictPCode Name Area Population Villages Seat
SY080400Ras al-Ayn Subdistrictalign=right km2align=right align=right 67Ras al-Ayn
SY080401al-Darbasiyah Subdistrictalign=right km2align=right align=right 113al-Darbasiyah

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . . ar . 15 October 2015. Also available in English: Web site: 2004 Census Data . . 15 October 2015.