Al-Qusayr District

Al-Qusayr District
منطقة القصير
District

Map of Al-Qusayr District within Homs Governorate
Coordinates (Al-Qusayr): 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E / 34.5119; 36.5764Coordinates: 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E / 34.5119; 36.5764
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
Seat Al-Qusayr
Subdistricts 2 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 598.80 km2 (231.20 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]
 • Total 107,470
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Geocode SY0402

Al-Qusayr District (Arabic: منطقة القصير‎, translit. manṭiqat al-Qusair‎) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Al-Qusayr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 107,470.[1]

Sub-districts

The district of Al-Qusayr is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Localities of the sub-district

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages along with the towns of al-Qusayr and Al-Hoz, make up the district of al-Qusayr:

  • al-Fadhliyah 798 / (Arabic: الفاضلية‎‎)
  • al-Burhaniyah (al-Radwaniyah) 744 / (Arabic: البرهانية_الرضوانية‎‎)
  • al-Saloumiyah 725 / (Arabic: السلومية‎‎)
  • al-Shoumariyah 713 / (Arabic: الشومرية‎‎)
  • Diyabiyah 698 / (Arabic: ديابية‎‎)
  • Ras al-Ain (Hasabiyah) 690 / (Arabic: رأس العين_حسابية‎‎)
  • Saqirjah (Ain al-Tannour) 674 / (Arabic: سقرجة_عين التنور‎‎)
  • al-Sakher (Hit) 656 / (Arabic: الصخر_هيت‎‎)
  • Abou Jouri 652 / (Arabic: أبو جوري‎‎)
  • al-Masriyah 618 / (Arabic: المصرية‎‎)
  • Hawsh al-Said Ali 541 / (Arabic: حوش السيد علي‎‎)
  • al-Nahriyah 529 / (Arabic: النهرية‎‎)
  • al-Hammam 526 / (Arabic: الحمام‎‎)
  • al-Shiahat 520 / (Arabic: الشياحات‎‎)
  • Ain al-Safa (Akoum) 506 / (Arabic: عين الصفا_أكوم‎‎)
  • Kammam 474 / (Arabic: كمام‎‎)
  • al-Hamra 431 / (Arabic: الحمراء‎‎)
  • Wadi al-Hourani 379 / (Arabic: وادي الحوراني‎‎)
  • al-Muh 377 / (Arabic: الموح‎‎)
  • Umm Haratain Atiq 345 / (Arabic: أم حارتين عتيق‎‎)
  • al-Aatafiyah 317 / (Arabic: العاطفية‎‎)
  • al-Khaldiyah 270 / (Arabic: الخالدية‎‎)
  • al-Masitbah 258 / (Arabic: المصيطبة‎‎)
  • al-Buwait 181 / (Arabic: البويت‎‎)
  • Dahiraj 156 / (Arabic: دحيرج‎‎)
  • Wadi Hanna 138 / (Arabic: وادي حنا‎‎)
  • al-Andalus 106 / (Arabic: الأندلس‎‎)
  • Koukran (al-Sadiat) 102 / (Arabic: كوكران_السعديات‎‎)
  • al-Hamidiyah 64 / (Arabic: الحامدية‎‎)
  • al-Haidariyah 56 / (Arabic: الحيدرية‎‎)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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