District in Aleppo, Syria
Jarabulus District (Arabic: منطقة جرابلس, romanized: manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 58,889.[1] Ethnically, it is mostly composed of Arabs and Turkmens[2][3][4] but also includes Kurds, who settled in the area during the 17th century.[5]
The Euphrates river enters Syria from Turkey in Jarabulus.
Subdistricts
The district of Jarabulus is divided into two subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
References
- ^ a b c "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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- ^ Khalifa, Mustafa. "The impossible partition of Syria" (PDF). Thematic Studies. Arab Reform Initiative. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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