Jisr ash-Shughur District
District in Idlib, Syria
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Jisr ash-Shughur District (Arabic: منطقة جسر الشغور, romanized: manṭiqat Ǧisr aš-Šuġūr) is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Jisr ash-Shugur. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 150,193.[1]
Jisr ash-Shugur District
منطقة جسر الشغور | |
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 Map of Jisr ash-Shugur District within Idlib Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Jisr ash-Shugur): 35°48′45″N 36°19′03″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| Seat | Jisr ash-Shugur |
| Subdistricts | 4 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 610.89 km2 (235.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 150,193 |
| • Density | 245.86/km2 (636.77/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0704 |
Sub-districts
The district of Jisr ash-Shughur is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Jisr ash-Shughur Subdistrict (ناحية جسر الشغور): population 89,028.[2]
- Bidama Subdistrict (ناحية بداما): population 18,501.[3]
- Darkush Subdistrict (ناحية دركوش): population 23,022.[4]
- Al-Janudiyah Subdistrict (ناحية الجانودية): population 19,642.[5]
