Safita District

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Country Syria Seat Safita Geocode SY1003		Governorate Tartus Subdistricts 6 nawāḥī Area 355.8 km²

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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