Harem District ( ar-at, منطقة حارم,
manṭiqat Ḥārim) 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 ...
. The
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
Harem
Harem (Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A hare ...
. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 175,482.
Sub-districts
The district of Harem is divided into six sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
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Harem Subdistrict (ناحية حارم): population 12,894.
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Al-Dana Subdistrict (ناحية الدانا): population 60,058.
*
Salqin Subdistrict (ناحية سلقين): population 47,939.
*
Kafr Takharim Subdistrict (ناحية كفر تخاريم): population 14,772.
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Qurqania Subdistrict (ناحية قورقينا): population 12,552.
*
Armanaz Subdistrict (ناحية أرمناز): population 27,267.
References
Districts of Idlib Governorate
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