Country Syria Seat Kobani Population (2004) 192,513 Area 3,068 km² | Governorate Aleppo Subdistricts 4 nawāḥī Geocode SY0206 | |
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`Ayn al-`Arab District (Arabic: منطقة عين العرب, manṭiqat ‘Ayn al-‘Arab; Kurdish: Kobanê) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The Administrative centre is the city of Kobanî.
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Map of Kobani, Syria
The district fills the northeastern section of the governorate, and its northern boundary is along the Syria–Turkey border. In January 2014, the territory was declared as the de facto autonomous Kobanî Canton of Rojava.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 192,513.
Sub-districts
The district of Ayn Al-Arab is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
Al-Jalabiyah Subdistrict was separated from Sarrin Subdistrict in 2009.
References
Ayn al-Arab District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA