As-Safira District Explained

as-Safira District
Native Name:منطقة السفيرة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:District
Mapsize:250x250px
Map Alt:as-Safira District in Syria
Coor Pinpoint:as-Safira
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Parts Type:Subdistricts
Parts Style:para
P1:5 nawāḥī
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:as-Safira
Elevation Point:as-Safira
Population:178293
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Code Type:Area code
Geocode:SY0207

as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة|[[mantiqah|manṭiqat]] as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293. The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.

Sub-districts

The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

+ Subdistricts of as-Safira DistrictCode Name Area Population Seat
SY020700as-Safira Subdistrictalign=right rowspan=2 km²align=right rowspan=2 as-Safira
Tell Aran SubdistrictTell Aran
SY020701Khanasir Subdistrictalign=right km²align=right Khanasir
SY020702Banan Subdistrictalign=right km²align=right Banan
SY020703al-Hajib Subdistrictalign=right km²align=right al-Hajib

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. Web site: احداث منطقتي دير حافر والاتارب تعزيزاً لمسيرة التنمية . Al-Jamahir . 25 February 2009 . Aleppo . 25 January 2016 . ar . 13 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213162125/http://jamahir.alwehda.gov.sy/node/341362 . dead .