Al-Shaykh Badr District
District in Tartus, Syria
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Al-Shaykh Badr District (Arabic: منطقة الشيخ بدر, romanized: manṭiqat Al-Shaykh Badr) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of al-Shaykh Badr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 52,981.[1]
al-Shaykh Badr District
منطقة الشيخ بدر | |
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 Map of al-Shaykh Badr District within Tartus Governorate | |
| Coordinates (al-Shaykh Badr): 34.98°N 36.08°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| Seat | al-Shaykh Badr |
| Subdistricts | 3 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 52,981 |
| • Density | 247.18/km2 (640.20/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY1005 |
Sub-districts
The district of al-Shaykh Badr is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Al-Shaykh Badr Subdistrict (ناحية الشيخ بدر): population 25,324.[2]
- Brummanet al-Mashayekh Subdistrict (ناحية برمانة المشايخ): population 13,562[3]
- Al-Qamsiyah Subdistrict (ناحية القمصية): population 14,095.[4]
