Daraa District () is a
district
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(
mantiqah
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) administratively belonging to
Daraa Governorate
Daraa Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in the south-west of the country and covers an area of 2594 km2. It is bordered by Jordan to the south, Quneitra G ...
,
Syria
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. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 428,681. Its
administrative centre
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
is the city of
Daraa
Daraa (, Levantine Arabic: ) is a city in southwestern Syria, north of the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Daraa Governorate in the Hauran region. Located south of Damascus on the Damascus–Amman highway, it serves as a way sta ...
.
Sub-districts
The district of Daraa is divided into eight sub-districts or
Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):
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Daara Subdistrict (ناحية درعا): population 146,481.
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Bosra Subdistrict (ناحية بصرى): population 33,839.
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Khirbet Ghazaleh Subdistrict (ناحية خربة غزالة): population 44,266.
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Al-Shajara Subdistrict (ناحية الشجرة): population 34,206.
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Da'el Subdistrict (ناحية داعل): population 43,691.
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Muzayrib Subdistrict (ناحية مزيريب): population 72,625.
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Al-Jiza Subdistrict (ناحية الجيزة): population 21,100.
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Al-Musayfirah Subdistrict (ناحية المسيفرة): population 32,473.
References
Districts of Daraa Governorate
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