Ayn al-Arab District

Ayn al-Arab District, in the Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria.

`Ayn al-`Arab District (Arabic: عين العرب‎ and Kurdish: Kobanê / ALA-LC: ‘Ayn al-‘Arab) is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate, Syria. It fills the northeastern section of the governorate, and its northern boundary is along the Syria–Turkey border. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 192,513. Its administrative centre is the city of Ayn al-Arab (Kobanî).

In January 2014, the territory was declared as the de facto autonomous Kobanî Canton of Syrian Kurdistan.

Sub-districts

The district of Ayn Al-Arab is divided into four sub-districts or Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):

• Ayn al-Arab Nahiyah (ناحية عين العرب): population 81,424.^[1]
• Shuyukh Tahtani Nahiyah (ناحية شيوخ تحتاني): population 43,861.^[2]
• Sarrin Nahiyah (ناحية صرّين): population 69,931.^[3]
• Al-Jalabiyah Nahiyah (ناحية الجلبية) - was part of Sarrin sub-district until 2009

References

Aleppo Governorate Capital: Aleppo   Mount Simeon District Aleppo Abtin Anadan Babis Banis Barnah Barqum Bawabiyah Darat Izza Fah al-Farafirah Haddadin al-Hader Hayyan Humayrah Hur Huraytan al-Hutah Huweir al-Iss al-Iss Injarah Jazraya Jubb Kas Kafr Hamrah Kafr Saghir Kfar Da’el Khan al-Asal Khan Tuman Maarat al-Antiq al-Mintar al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah al-Shamaliyah Qaras Qibtan al-Jabal al-Sakhriyah Shaykh Najjar Sheikh Maqsood Taqad Tell al-Daman Tell Hidyah Tell Shughayb Tell Shuayr Samaan al-Wadihi Yaqid al-Adas Zammar Zitan al-Zirbah   Azaz District Azaz Akhtarin Bayanoun Dabiq Deir Jamal Fafin Herbel Ihras Ihtaimlat Jarez Kafra Kafr Kalbin Kafr Naya Kaljibrin Ma'arat Umm Hawsh Manaq Mare' Mayer Nubl Ratyan Sawran Shaykh Issa Talalin Tell Jabin Tell Qarah Tell Rifaat al-Zahraa al-Yamamah Ziadiyah   Afrin District Afrin Ain Dara Aqiba Awlad al-Arab Barad Baselhaya Basouta Beit Adin Bulbul Burj Abdullah Burj Haider Darmashkanli Deir Ballut Fafertin Jalbul Jalmah Jindires Inab Kafr Safra Kimar Karzahayel Maabatli Maryamin Maydan Ikbis Qatma Rajo Sharran Shaykh al-Hadid   Atarib District Atarib al-Abzamo Batibo al-Jinah Ibbin Samaan Kafr Halab Kafr Karmin Kafr Naha Kafr Nasih al-Atarib Kafr Nuran Maarat Atarib Awayjil al-Sahharah al-Shaykh Ali Urum al-Kubra Urum al-Sughra   Ayn al-Arab District Avdiko Ayn al-Arab al-Farazdaq al-Haqel Jaadat al-Samaawat al-Jalbiyah Jubb Faraj Kabir Qibbah Qinayah Ramilah Ras al-Ayn Qibli Sarrin Shayukh Fawqani Shayukh Tahtani Tell Abyad Tahtani   Al-Bab District al-Bab Arima Bizaah Maran Qabbasin al-Rayi Tedef Tell Rahal   Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir Humaymah Kabirah al-Jabbul Kuwayris Sharqi Mazburah al-Raa'i Rasm al-Abed Rasm Harmil al-Imam Shaykh Ahmad Tell Ayoub   Jarabulus District Jarabulus al-Ghandurah Jarabulus Tahtani al-Jamel al-Suwaydah   Manbij District Manbij Abu Kahf Abu Qilqil Arab Hassan Kabir Awsajli Kabir Dakhirah Haymar Labidah Hayyah Kabirah Jubb Hamza Al-Khafsah Khan al-Humr al-Maamurah al-Mahsanah Khafsah Maskanah Mallah Mujammaa Huttin al-Nasiriyah Fawqani Qashlat Yusef Basha Ras al-Ayn al-Bumane' Saan al-Ghazal al-Tadamon Talhuthan Tell Aswad al-Zahirah   Al-Safira District al-Safira Abu Jurayn al-Safirah Aqrabah Banan al-Hajib Hawwaz Khanasir Qulayaa al-Samiriyah Tat Tell Aran Tell Hasil Zira'ah

Coordinates: 36°53′24″N 38°22′12″E / 36.89000°N 38.37000°E / 36.89000; 38.37000