Ras al-Ayn District

Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين‎, romanized: manṭiqat Raʾs al-ʿAyn, Kurdish: Devera Serê Kaniyê‎) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the town of Ras al-Ayn.

Ras al-Ayn District منطقة رأس العين
District
Location of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Ras al-Ayn District Location in Syria
Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36.85°N 40.07°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	al-Hasakah
Seat	Ras al-Ayn
Subdistricts	2 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	3,826.19 km^2 (1,477.30 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]	177,150
Geocode	SY0804

At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150.[1] It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians. Most of the district is currently part of the Turkish occupation of northern Syria.

Subdistricts

The district of Ras al-Ayn is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Ras al-Ayn District

PCode	Name	Area	Population	Villages	Seat
SY080400	Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict	2,832.02 km²	121,536	67	Ras al-Ayn
SY080401	al-Darbasiyah Subdistrict	994.17 km²	55,614	113	al-Darbasiyah

References

1. "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.