Ma'arrat Nu'man District () is a

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of the

Idlib Governorate Idlib Governorate ( / 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 Governorate to the sou ...

in northwestern

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. The

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is the city of

Maarat al-Numan Maarat al-Numan (), also known as al-Ma'arra, is a city in northwestern Syria, south of Idlib and north of Hama, with a population of about 58,008 before the Civil War (2004 census). In 2017, it was estimated to have a population of 80,000, inc ...

. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 371,829.

Sub-districts

The district of Ma'arrat Nu'man is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): *

Ma'arrat Nu'man Subdistrict Maarrat al-Numan Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat Nu'man District in Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maarat al-Numan Maarat al-Numan (), also known as al-Ma'arra, is a ...

(ناحية معرة نعمان): population 149,834. *

Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an ...

(ناحية خان شيخون): population 34,371. *

Sinjar Subdistrict Sinjar Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District in Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevati ...

(ناحية سنجار): population 33,721. * Kafr Nabl Subdistrict (ناحية كفر نبل): population 67,460. * Al-Tamanah Subdistrict (ناحية التمانعة): population 29,114. * Hish Subdistrict (ناحية حيش): population 41,231.

References

External links

* Maarat al-Numan District Districts of Idlib Governorate {{IdlibSY-geo-stub