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Harem District

Coordinates: 36°12′28″N 36°31′09″E / 36.20764°N 36.51919°E / 36.20764; 36.51919
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Harem District
منطقة حارم
Map of Harem District within Idlib Governorate
Map of Harem District within Idlib Governorate
Coordinates (Harem): 36°12′28″N 36°31′09″E / 36.20764°N 36.51919°E / 36.20764; 36.51919
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
SeatHarem
Subdistricts6 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total
736.48 km2 (284.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
175,482
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0703

Harem District (Arabic: منطقة حارم, romanizedmanṭiqat Ḥārim) is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Harem. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 175,482.[2] Name is identical with haram meaning forbidden in Islam.

Sub-districts

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ 2004 official census Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Harem nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  4. ^ "Ad-Dana Shaykhun nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  5. ^ "Salqin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  6. ^ "Kafr Takharim nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  7. ^ "Qurqina nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  8. ^ "Armanaz nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2012-06-20.