Baniyas District ( ar-at, منطقة بانياس,
manṭiqat Bāniyās) is a
district
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of the
Tartus Governorate
Tartus Governorate, also transliterated as Tartous Governorate, ( ar, مُحافظة طرطوس / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ṭarṭūs'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Latakia Governorate to t ...
in northwestern
Syria.
Administrative centre is the city of
Baniyas. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 174,233.
The estimated population of the Alawites of Baniyas is approximately 105,000, while the population of Sunni Muslims is estimated at 45,000, in addition to 20,000 Christians, according to the Syrian network for human rights.
Sub-districts
The district of Baniyas is divided into seven sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
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Baniyas Subdistrict (ناحية بانياس): population 94,832.
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Al-Rawda Subdistrict (ناحية الروضة): population 11,688.
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Al-Annazah Subdistrict (ناحية العنازة): population 18,446.
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Al-Qadmus Subdistrict (ناحية القدموس): population 22,370.
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Hammam Wasel Subdistrict (ناحية حمّام واصل): population 8,522.
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Al-Tawahin Subdistrict (ناحية الطواحين): population 10,024.
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Talin Subdistrict (ناحية تالين): population 8,351.
References
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