As-Safira District

as-Safira District منطقة السفيرة
District
Location of as-Safira District within Aleppo Governorate
as-Safira District Location in Syria
Coordinates (as-Safira): 37°04′N 37°22′E / 37.07°N 37.37°E / 37.07; 37.37
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
Seat	as-Safira
Subdistricts	5 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	2,850.56 km2 (1,100.61 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]	178,293
Geocode	SY0207

as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة‎, translit. manṭiqat as-Safīrah‎) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293.^[1]

Sub-Districts of as-Safira District

The administrative center of Nahiya as-Safira shown above is the city of as-Safira.

The administrative center of Nahiya Banan shown above is the city of Banan.

The administrative center of Nahiya Al-Hajib shown above is the city of Al-Hajib.

The administrative center of Nahiya Khanasir shown above is the city of Khanasir.

The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.

Sub-districts

The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

In 2009, the northwestern area around the majority Kurdish city of Tell Aran was spun off al-Safira Nahiya to establish Tell Aran Nahiya.^[2]

References

Aleppo Governorate
Capital: Aleppo
Mount Simeon District Jabal Samaan‎ Subdistrict Aleppo Abtin Assan Ayn al-Kabira Azzan Duwayr al-Zaytun Haddadin Hilan Hreibel Kafr Saghir Khan Tuman Maghayer Khan Tuman Maratat al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah North Qarras Rasm Assan Saqlaya Siefat Tell Shair Samaan Tell Shughayb al-Dhahabiyah al-Wadihi Tell al-Daman‎ Subdistrict Tell al-Daman Aabad Abu Rweil Ameriyeh Anadan al-Shaykh Abu Mreir Aklet al-Jahman Arjel Atshana Eastern Atshana Western Aliyah Ayn al-Gharf Ballas Ballas al-Jadida Battha Batranah Bayaa Kabira Bayaa Saghira Buwaida Kabira Buwaida Saghira Madayen al-Kabir Oweinat Kabira Burda Deir Saliba Drekiyah Establat Ghaytal Ghreirifa Hamidiyah Hayyaniyah Hazani Hilwiyah Hmeidi Hober Jaafar Mansur Samaan Jubb al-Aama Jubb Aleis Jubb al-Khafi Samaan Jubb al-Abyad Kafr Eibesh Kafr Obeid Kolet al-Bweider Majas Mansura Maqtal al-Zaydi Marhamiya Mashrafet Arjol Mashrafet al-Buwaidatein Mashrafet al-Mureij Mashrafet al-Hallaj Maseh al-Mintar Mreiqes al-Numaniyah Nuwara Oleis Qaree al-Ghazal Rajm Omeirat Rasm al-Ahmar Rasm al-Jahsh Rasm al-Mofakker Rasm al-Safa Saiebiyah Sarja Sayah Dhahriyah Sfira Qalaat al-Shaykh Shuwaihet al-Bu Issa Shuwaihet al-Lahib Tabara al-Khsuheir Tell Ahmar Tell Aqareb Tell Hattabat Samaan Tell Hawasid Hanuteh Tell Maseh Tell Sabha Tarfawi Um Aj Um al-Amad Qabli Um al-Hoteh Um al-Karamel Um Ghobar Um Gharaf Um Jrein Um Qrun Um Tinet Samaan Um Tmakh Samaan Um Wadi Wadi al-Debes Wadi al-Sounou Zuehir al-Ward Ziyara Abu al-Majaher al-Bakat al-Summaqiyah al-Mulehiyah Abu Jura Huraytan Subdistrict Huraytan Anadan Babis Hayyan Fah Kafr Hamrah Maarat al-Artiq Naqqarin Shaykh Najjar Yaqid al-Adas Darat Izza Subdistrict Darat Izza al-Hoteh Hur Injarah Qabtan al-Jabal al-Sakhriyah Taqad al-Hader Subdistrict al-Hader al-Eiss Maryamin al-Zirbah Subdistrict al-Zirbah Banes Barnah Barqum Bawabiyah Humayrah Huweir al-Eiss Jazraya Jubb Kas Rasm al-Eiss Tell Hidyah Zitan Zammar Subdistrict Zammar
Azaz District Azaz Subdistrict Azaz Mayer Menagh Murayghil Naddah Nayarah Qabtan Qar Kalbin Rael Ratyan al-Salameh Ablah Ahras Aq Burhan Bahwartah Baraghida Baruza Bayanoun Bel Dabiq Deir Jamal Dudyan Duwaybiq Fafin al-Fayruziyah Akhtarin Subdistrict Akhtarin Tell Rifaat Subdistrict Tell Rifaat Mare' Subdistrict Mare' Ghaytun Ghurur Hawar Kilis Herbel Ihtaimlat Jarez al-Judaydah Ka'ibah Kadrish Kafra Kafr Burayshah Kafr Kalbin Kafr Khasher Kafr Naseh Kafr Naya Kafr Shoush Kaljibrin Ma'arin Ma'arat Umm Hawsh al-Malikiyah Maraanaz Nubl Subdistrict Nubl Tulayl ash-Sham Turkman Bareh al-Yaarubiyah Yahmul al-Yamamah Krum Az-Zahiriyah al-Zahraa Zayzafun Ziadiyah Sawran Subdistrict Sawran Shamarikh Shamarin Shaykh Issa Shuwayrin Sijaraz Sunbul Taanah Tal'ar Gharbi Tal'ar Sharqi Talalin Tall Battal Tall Tanah Tat Hims Tatiyah Tell Jabin Tell Qarah
Afrin District Afrin Subdistrict Afrin Ain Dara Aqiba Awlad al-Arab Barad Baselhaya Basouta Beit Adin Bulbul Subdistrict Bulbul Burj Abdullah Burj Haider Darmashkanli Deir Ballut Fafertin Jalbul Jalmah Inab Kafr Safra Kimar Karzahayel Jindires Subdistrict Jindires Maabatli Subdistrict Maabatli Rajo Subdistrict Rajo Sharran Subdistrict Sharran Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict Shaykh al-Hadid Maryamin Maydan Ikbis Qatma
Atarib District Atarib Subdistrict Atarib al-Abzamo Batibo al-Jinah Ibbin Samaan Subdistrict 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 Subdistrict Urum al-Kubra Urum al-Sughra
Ayn al-Arab District Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict Ayn al-Arab al-Farazdaq al-Haqel Jaadat al-Samaawat al-Jalbiyah Subdistrict al-Jalbiyah Jubb Faraj Kabir Mil Qibbah Qinayah Ramilah Ras al-Ayn Qibli Sarrin Subdistrict Sarrin Shuyukh Fawqani Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict Shuyukh Tahtani Tell Abyad Tahtani
Al-Bab District Al-Bab Subdistrict al-Bab Abu Jabbar Abu Taltal Ameriyeh Arima Subdistrict Arima Arran Barlahin Bizaah al-Burj Deir Qaq Haddabat Haji Kusa Hezwan Kherbet Kiyar Maran Oweishiyeh Qabbasin Al-Rai Subdistrict Al-Rai Sosyan Tedef Subdistrict Tedef Tell Rahal al-Waqf
Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir Subdistrict Dayr Hafir Humaymah Kabirah al-Jabbul Kuwayris Sharqi Subdistrict Kuwayris Sharqi Mazburah al-Raa'i Rasm al-Abed Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict Rasm Harmil al-Imam Shaykh Ahmad Tell Ayoub
Jarabulus District Jarabulus Subdistrict Jarabulus Ayn al-Bayda Amarnah Arab Azzah Balaban al-Bir Fawqani al-Bir Tahtani Dabis Ghandoura Subdistrict Ghandoura al-Hajaliah al-Haluwaniyah Haymar al-Jamel Jarabulus Tahtani Fursan Lilawa Marma al-Hajar Mazaalah Qandariyah Qebbet al-Turkmen Qirq Maghar al-Suwaydah Yusuf Bayk
Manbij District Manbij Subdistrict Manbij Abu Kahf Subdistrict Abu Kahf Abu Qilqil Subdistrict Abu Qilqil Arab Hassan Kabir Awsajli Kabir Dakhirah Dandaniya Hamir Labidah Hayyah Kabirah Jubb Hamza Al-Khafsah Subdistrict Al-Khafsah Khan al-Humr al-Maamurah al-Mahsanah Khafsah Maskanah Subdistrict Maskanah Mallah Mujammaa Huttin al-Nasiriyah Fawqani Qashlat Yusef Basha Ras al-Ayn al-Bumane' Saan al-Ghazal al-Tadamon Talhuthan Tell Aswad Tell Akhdar Tishrin al-Zahirah Zunqul
Al-Safira District Al-Safira Subdistrict al-Safira Abu Jurayn al-Safirah Aqrabah Banan Subdistrict Banan al-Hajib Subdistrict al-Hajib Hawwaz Khanasir Subdistrict Khanasir Qulayaa Rasm Al-Nafl al-Samiriyah Tat Tell Aran Subdistrict Tell Aran Tell Hasil Zira'ah