Duraykish District ( ar-at, منطقة دريكيش,
manṭiqat Dreikiche) 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
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 the ...
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 town of
Duraykish
Duraykish ( ar, دريكيش, Duraykīš, also spelled Dreikiche) is a city in Syria, in the Tartus Governorate, at a distance of about 32 km east of Tartus. The name ''Dreikiche'' stems from Latin, and means "three caves". The town is famous ...
. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 60,978.
Sub-districts
The district of Duraykish (Dreikiche) is divided into four sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
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Duraykish Subdistrict (ناحية دريكيش): population 28,749.
*
Junaynet Ruslan Subdistrict (ناحية جنينة رسلان): population 9,846
*
Hamin Subdistrict (ناحية حمين): population 8,679.
*
Dweir Ruslan Subdistrict (ناحية دوير رسلان): population 13,704.
References
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