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Mount Simeon District
Mount Simeon District ( ar-at, منطقة جبل سمعان, mantiqah, manṭiqat Jabal Sem‘ān), also known as ''Jabal Sem`an'', is a Districts of Syria, district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo. Until December 2008, the sub-district of Atarib District, Atāreb was part of Mount Simeon District before being incorporated as a separate district. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 2,413,878. Sub-districts The district of Mount Simeon is divided into seven sub-districts or nahiya, nawāḥī (population as of 2004): * Zammar Subdistrict was separated from al-Zirbah Subdistrict in 2009. See also *Mount Simeon References {{Aleppo Governorate, simeon Mount Simeon District, Districts of Aleppo Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Syria
The 14 governorates of Syria, or ''muhafazat'' (sing. ''muhafazah''), are divided into 65 districts, or ''manatiq'' (sing. ''mintaqah''), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or ''nawahi'' (sing. ''nahiya''). Each district bears the same name as its district capital. Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor, subject to the approval of the minister of the interior. These officials work with elected district councils to attend to assorted local needs, and serve as intermediaries between central government authority and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders. List of districts The 65 districts are listed below by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. Parts of Quneitra Governorate have been under Israeli occupation since 1967 (see Golan Heights). Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hadher, Syria
Al-Hadher ( ar, الحاضر; transliteration: ''al-Ḥāḍir'') is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hadher had a population of 8,550 in the 2004 census. It is 4 kilometers east of the ancient town of Qinnasrin (Chalcis ad Belum).Burns 1992, p. 257. It was founded by the Arab tribe of Tanukh as a ''ḥāḍir'' (a settlement of sedentarized Bedouin) in the 4th century under Byzantine rule.Sauvaget 1971, p. 85. Al-Hadher served as the headquarters of Jund Qinnasrin ''Jund Qinnasrīn'' ( ar, جُـنْـد قِـنَّـسْـرِيْـن, "military district of Qinnasrin") was one of five sub-provinces of Syria under the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, organized soon after the Muslim conquest of Syria in t ..., (military district of Qinnasrin). References Bibliography * * Populated places in Mount Simeon District {{AleppoSY-geo-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Simeon
Mount Simeon or Mount Simon ( ar, جبل سمعان Jabal Simʻān ), also called Mount Laylūn ( ar, جبل ليلون, is a highland region in Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and Aʻzāz districts of Aleppo Governorate. It is named for Symeon the Stylite a Christian who lived atop a column in the region for 37 years and for whom a large monastery complex was established. Landscape Mount Simeon is part of the Limestone Massif in the western part of the Aleppo plateau. It is located about 20 km northwest of Aleppo. The mountain runs for 50 km from north to south with a width range of 20–40 km and average elevation of 500–600 m. The highest point is Sheikh Barakāt (876 m) in the southern part of the mountain. The valley of River ʻIfrīn runs between Mount Simeon and Mount Kurd to the west. Aʻzāz valley marks the northern boundary of the mountain, beyond which lies the Aʻzāz plain and Mount Barṣa ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zammar
Zammar ( ar, زمار) is a Syrian village located in Mount Simeon District, Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zammar had a population of 1,919 in the 2004 census. Zammar was previously part of al-Zirbah Subdistrict until 2009, it later became a subdistrict itself. References Populated places in Mount Simeon District {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zammar Subdistrict
Zammar ( ar, زمار) is a Syrian village located in Mount Simeon District, Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zammar had a population of 1,919 in the 2004 census. Zammar was previously part of al-Zirbah Subdistrict until 2009, it later became a subdistrict itself. References Populated places in Mount Simeon District {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Zirbah Subdistrict
Al-Zirbah ( ar, الزربة) is a Syrian village located in Mount Simeon District Mount Simeon District ( ar-at, منطقة جبل سمعان, manṭiqat Jabal Sem‘ān), also known as ''Jabal Sem`an'', is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo. Until December ..., Aleppo. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Zirbah had a population of 4,760 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Mount Simeon District {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haritan Subdistrict
Haritan ( ar, حريتان, Ḥuraytān, also spelled Huraytan or Hreitan) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate, just northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Ratyan, Bayanoun and Mayer to the north, Anadan, Yaqid al-Adas to the west, Kafr Hamrah to the south and Shaykh Najjar to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Huraytan had a population of 12,937 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. See also * |
Tell Ad-Daman Subdistrict
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Mount Simeon Subdistrict
Mount Simeon Subdistrict ( ar, ناحية جبل سمعان, nāḥiyah Jabal Sem‘ān) is a subdistrict of Mount Simeon District in western Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Aleppo. According to the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 2,181,061. The cities and towns in the subdistrict are: * 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 al-Shamaliyah * Qarras * Rasm Assan * Saqlaya * Siefat * Tell Shair Samaan * Tell Shughayb * al-Dhahabiyah * al-Wadihi References Mount Simeon District Mount Simeon Mount Simeon or Mount Simon ( ar, جبل سمعان Jabal Simʻān ), also called Mount Laylūn ( ar, جبل ليلون, is a highland region in Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The mountain is located in the Mount Simeon and Aʻzāz distric . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahiya
A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level division while in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Xinjiang, and the former Ottoman Empire, where it was also called a '' bucak'', it is a third-level or lower division. It can constitute a division of a ''qadaa'', ''mintaqah'' or other such district-type of division and is sometimes translated as " subdistrict". Ottoman Empire The nahiye ( ota, ناحیه) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire, smaller than a . The head was a (governor) who was appointed by the Pasha. The was a subdivision of a Selçuk Akşin Somel. "Kazâ". ''The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire''. Volume 152 of A to Z Guides. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. p. 151. and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages. s, in turn, were divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
