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Safita District

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Country
  
Syria

Seat
  
Safita

Geocode
  
SY1003

Governorate
  
Tartus

Subdistricts
  
6 nawāḥī

Area
  
355.8 km²

Safita District

Safita District (Arabic: منطقة صافيتا‎, manṭiqat Ṣāfītā‎) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Safita. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 129,632.

Sub-districts

The district of Safita is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

  • Safita Nahiyah (ناحية صافيتا): population 60,172.
  • Mashta al-Helu Nahiyah (ناحية مشتى الحلو): population 12,577.
  • Al-Bariqiyah Nahiyah (ناحية البارقية): population 7,336.
  • Sebei Nahiyah (ناحية سبة): population 7,614.
  • Al-Sisiniyah Nahiyah (ناحية السيسنية): population 22,018.
  • Ras al-Khashufah Nahiyah (ناحية رأس الخشوفة): population 19,915.

    • References

    Safita District Wikipedia
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