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Deir ez-Zor District

District in Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Deir ez-Zor District منطقة دير الزور
District
Map of Deir ez-Zor District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Coordinates (Deir ez-Zor): 35°20′N 40°09′E / 35.33°N 40.15°E / 35.33; 40.15
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
Seat	Deir ez-Zor
Subdistricts	7nawāḥī
Area
• Total	14,389.60 km2 (5,555.86 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	492,434
• Density	34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0901

Deir ez-Zor District (Arabic: منطقة دير الزور, romanized: manṭiqat Dair az-Zaur) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Deir ez-Zor. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 492,434.^[1]

The administrative center of al-Kasrah Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Kasrah.

The administrative center of al-Tabni Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Tabni.

The administrative center of Deir ez-Zor Subdistrict shown above is the city of Deir ez-Zor.

The administrative center of al-Suwar Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Suwar.

The administrative center of al-Busayrah Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Busayrah.

The administrative center of Khasham Subdistrict shown above is the city of Khasham.

The administrative center of Muhasan Subdistrict shown above is the city of Muhasan.

Subdistricts[edit]

The district of Deir ez-Zor is divided into seven subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

• Deir ez-Zor Subdistrict (ناحية دير الزور): population 239,196.^[2]
• Al-Kasrah Subdistrict (ناحية الكسرة): population 63,226.^[3]
• Al-Busayrah Subdistrict (ناحية البصيرة): population 40,236.^[4]
• Al-Muhasan Subdistrict (ناحية الموحسن): population 35,113.^[5]
• Al-Tabni Subdistrict (ناحيةالتبني): population 48,393.^[6]
• Khasham Subdistrict (ناحية خشام): population 28,718.^[7]
• Al-Suwar Subdistrict (ناحية الصور): population 37,552.^[8]

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