Jarabulus District
Jarabulus District (Arabic: منطقة جرابلس, romanized: manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.
Jarabulus District
منطقة جرابلس | |
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Jarabulus District Location in Syria | |
Coordinates (Jarabulus): 36.82°N 38.02°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
Seat | Jarabulus |
Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 607.48 km2 (234.55 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 58,889 |
Geocode | SY0208 |
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 58,889.[1] Ethnically, it is mostly composed of Arabs and Turkmens[2][3][4] but also includes Kurds, who settled in the area during the 17th century.[5]
The Euphrates river enters Syria from Turkey in Jarabulus.
Subdistricts
The district of Jarabulus is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
---|---|---|---|---|
SY020800 | Jarabulus Subdistrict | 316.52 km2 | 41,575 | Jarabulus |
SY020801 | Ghandoura Subdistrict | 290.95 km2 | 17,314 | Ghandoura |
References
- "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. 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.
- Tejel, Jordi (2008). Syria's Kurds: History, Politics and Society. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-134-09642-8.
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