Maarat al-Numaan District ( ar-at, منطقة معرة النعمان,
manṭiqat Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
of the
Idlib Governorate
Idlib Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة ادلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Idlib'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay province to the north, Aleppo Governorate to the east, H ...
in northwestern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
. The
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the city of
Maarat al-Numan. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 371,829.
Sub-districts
The district of Maarat al-Numaan is divided into six sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
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Ma'arrat al-Nu'man Subdistrict
Maarrat al-Numan Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية مركز معرة النعمان) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Maarat al-Numan District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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(ناحية معرة النعمان): population 149,834.
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Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict
Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية خان شيخون) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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(ناحية خان شيخون): population 34,371.
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Sinjar Subdistrict
Sinjar Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية سنجار) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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, elevation_m = 500
, area ...
(ناحية سنجار): population 33,721.
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Kafr Nabl Subdistrict
Kafr Nabl Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية كفرنبل) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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, elevation_m = 500
, ...
(ناحية كفر نبل): population 67,460.
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Al-Tamanah Subdistrict
Al-Taman'ah Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية التمانعة) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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(ناحية التمانعة): population 29,114.
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Hish Subdistrict
Hish Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية حيش) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (Subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
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, elevation_m = 500
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(ناحية حيش): population 41,231.
References
External links
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Maarat al-Numan District
Districts of Idlib Governorate
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