an-Nabek District (Arabic: منطقة النبك, romanized: manṭiqat an-Nabek) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of an-Nabek. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 80,001.[1]
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an-Nabek District
منطقة النبك | |
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District | |
![]() Map of an-Nabek District within Rif Dimashq Governorate | |
Coordinates (an-Nabek): 34.02°N 36.72°E / 34.02; 36.72 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
Seat | an-Nabek |
Subdistricts | 3 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 1,122.87 km2 (433.54 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 80,001 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Geocode | SY0306 |
The area of the district is also known as Qalamoun (also transliterated as Qalamun, Qalamūn, Kalamon and Kalamoun).[2]
The district of an-Nabek is divided into three sub-districts nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
Code | Name | Area | Population |
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SY030600 | an-Nabek Subdistrict | 546.37 km² | 50,747 |
SY030601 | Deir Atiyah Subdistrict | km² | 15,006 |
SY030602 | Qara Subdistrict | km² | 14,248 |
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities, make up the district of an-Nabek:[1]
English Name | Arabic Name | Population | Subdistrict |
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an-Nabek | النبك | 32,548 | an-Nabek |
Qara | قارة | 12,508 | Qara |
Deir Atiyah | دير عطية | 10,984 | Deir Atiyah |
Flitah (Meshrefah) | (فليطة (مشرفة | 6,475 | an-Nabek |
al-Sahel | السحل | 5,677 | an-Nabek |
al-Jarajir | الجراجير | 4,022 | Deir Atiyah |
al-Qastal | القسطل | 3,486 | an-Nabek |
Qaldoun al-Marah | قلدون المراح | 2,561 | an-Nabek |
al-Humayra | الحميرة | 1,740 | Qara |
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