Ariha District ( ar-at, منطقة أريحا,
manṭiqat Arīh̨ā) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Idlib Governorate
Idlib Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة ادلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Idlib'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay province to the north, Aleppo Governorate to the east, Hama ...
in northwestern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.
Administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the city of
Ariha
Ariha ( ar, أَرِيحَا, ʾArīḥā, also called Rīḥā, ) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located south of Idlib. Nearby localities include Urum al-Jawz to the southwest, Sarjah to the sout ...
. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 175,994.
Sub-districts
The district of Ariha is divided into three sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
*
Ariha Subdistrict (ناحية أريحا): population 83,487.
*
Ihsim Subdistrict
Ihsim Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية إحسم) is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ariha District in Idlib
ar, إدلبي, Idlibi
, coordinates =
, elevation_m = 500
, area_code ...
(ناحية إحسم): population 65,409.
*
Muhambal Subdistrict (ناحية محمبل): population 27,098.
References
Districts of Idlib Governorate
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