Jarabulus District
Jarabulus District منطقة جرابلس | |
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District | |
![]() Location of Jarabulus District within Aleppo Governorate | |
Coordinates (Jarabulus): 36°49′N 38°01′E / 36.82°N 38.02°ECoordinates: 36°49′N 38°01′E / 36.82°N 38.02°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Aleppo |
Seat | Jarabulus |
Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 607.48 km2 (234.55 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 58,889 |
Geocode | SY0208 |
Jarabulus District (Arabic: منطقة جرابلس, translit. manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.
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The administrative center of Nahiya Jarabulus shown above is the city of Jarabulus.
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The administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura shown above is the city of Ghandoura.
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.
The Euphrates river enters Syria from Turkey in Jarabulus.
Sub-districts
The district of Jarabulus is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
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SY020800 | Jarabulus Nahiya | 316.52 km² | 41,575 | Jarabulus |
SY020801 | Ghandoura Nahiya | 290.95 km² | 17,314 | Ghandoura |
References
- 1 2 3 "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir. "Kurdish Strategy Towards Ethnically-Mixed Areas in the Syrian Conflict". Terrorism Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 23. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SURİYE’DE GÜVENLİ BÖLGE TARTIŞMALARI: TÜRKİYE AÇISINDAN RİSKLER, FIRSATLAR VE SENARYOLAR (PDF) (in Turkish, English, and Arabic). ORTADOĞU STRATEJİK ARAŞTIRMALAR MERKEZİ. 2012. ISBN 978-605-4615-10-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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