Qudsaya District
Qudsaya District (Arabic: منطقة قدسيا) is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria and located west of Damascus City and Mount Qasioun. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 105,974 people. Its administrative centre is the town of Qudsaya.
Until 2009, Qudsaya was a sub-district within Markaz Rif Dimashq District. In February 2009, the district of Qudsaya was formed, combining the former sub-district of Qudsaya with two sub-districts from the Zabadani District.[1]
Sub-districts
The district of Qudsaya is divided into three sub-districts or Nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):
- Qudsaya Nahiyah (ناحية قدسيا): population 64,412[2]
- Ain al-Fijah Nahiyah (ناحية عين الفيجة): population 19,584[3]
- Al-Dimas Nahiyah (ناحية الديماس): population 21,978[4]
Localities in Qudsaya District
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities, make up the district of Qudsaya:[5]
| English Name | Arabic Name | Population | Subdistrict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qudsaya | قدسيا | 33,571 | Qudsaya |
| al-Dimas | الديماس | 14,574 | Al-Dimas |
| al-Hamah | الهامة | 10,045 | Qudsaya |
| Dahiyat Qudsaya | ضاحية قدسيا | 9,500 | Qudsaya |
| Jdeidat al-Wadi | جديدة الوادي | 5,227 | Qudsaya |
| Deir Muqaran | دير مقرن | 4,803 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Deir Qanun | دير قانون | 4,213 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Kfeir al-Zayt | كفير الزيت | 4,170 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Ain al-Fijah | عين الفيجة | 3,806 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Kfeir Yabous | كفير يابوس | 3,801 | Al-Dimas |
| Basimah | بسيمة | 2,812 | Qudsaya |
| Ashrafiyat al-Wadi | أشرفية الوادي | 2,101 | Qudsaya |
| al-Husseiniyah | الحسينية | 1,563 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Jamraya | جمرايا | 1,156 | Qudsaya |
| Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer | مزرعة دير العشائر | 1,107 | Al-Dimas |
| Qura al-Assad | قرى الأسد | 1,067 | Al-Dimas |
| Efra | افرة | 1,029 | Ain al-Fijah |
| Jdeidat Yabous | جديدة يابوس | 994 | Al-Dimas |
| Yabous | يابوس | 369 | Al-Dimas |
| Maadar | معدر | 66 | Al-Dimas |
References
- ↑ New presidential decree to form Qudsaya district
- ↑ Qudsaya nahiyah population
- ↑ Ain al-Fijah nahiyah population
- ↑ Dimas nahiyah population
- ↑ توزع السكان والمساكن في محافظة دمشق حسب تعداد ٢٠ [Distribution of population and housing in Damascus Governorate by census 2004] (PDF) (in Arabic). Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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