Deir ez-Zor District

District in Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Deir ez-Zor District منطقة دير الزور
District
Map of Deir ez-Zor District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Coordinates (Deir ez-Zor): 35°20′N 40°09′E / 35.33°N 40.15°E / 35.33; 40.15
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
Seat	Deir ez-Zor
Subdistricts	7 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	14,389.60 km² (5,555.86 sq mi)
Population (2004)^[1]
• Total	492,434
• Density	34/km² (89/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0901

Deir ez-Zor District (Arabic: منطقة دير الزور, romanized: manṭiqat Dair az-Zaur) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Deir ez-Zor. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 492,434.^[1]

Subdistricts of Deir ez-Zor District

The administrative center of al-Kasrah Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Kasrah.

The administrative center of al-Tabni Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Tabni.

The administrative center of Deir ez-Zor Subdistrict shown above is the city of Deir ez-Zor.

The administrative center of al-Suwar Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Suwar.

The administrative center of al-Busayrah Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Busayrah.

The administrative center of Khasham Subdistrict shown above is the city of Khasham.

The administrative center of Muhasan Subdistrict shown above is the city of Muhasan.

Subdistricts

The district of Deir ez-Zor is divided into seven subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

Deir ez-Zor Subdistrict (ناحية دير الزور): population 239,196.^[2]
Al-Kasrah Subdistrict (ناحية الكسرة): population 63,226.^[3]
Al-Busayrah Subdistrict (ناحية البصيرة): population 40,236.^[4]
Al-Muhasan Subdistrict (ناحية الموحسن): population 35,113.^[5]
Al-Tabni Subdistrict (ناحيةالتبني): population 48,393.^[6]
Khasham Subdistrict (ناحية خشام): population 28,718.^[7]
Al-Suwar Subdistrict (ناحية الصور): population 37,552.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Deir ez-Zor nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Kasra nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Busayrah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Muhasan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Al-Tibni nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Khesham nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Sour nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.