Maarat al-Numan District
District in Idlib, Syria
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Maarat al-Numan District (Arabic: مِنْطَقَة مَعَرَّةُ نُعْمَانِ, romanized: Manṭiqat Maʿarrat Nuʿmān) is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Maarat al-Numan. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 371,829.[1]
Maarat al-Numan District
مِنْطَقَة مَعَرَّةُ نُعْمَانِ | |
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 Map of Maarat al-Numan District within Idlib Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Maarat al-Numan): 35°38′N 36°40′E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| Seat | Maarat al-Numan |
| Subdistricts | 4 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,028.88 km2 (783.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 371,829 |
| • Density | 183.268/km2 (474.662/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0702 |
Sub-districts
The district of Maarat al-Numan is divided into six sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Maarat al-Numan Subdistrict (ناحية معرة نعمان): population 149,834.[2]
- Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict (ناحية خان شيخون): population 34,371.[3]
- Sinjar Subdistrict (ناحية سنجار): population 33,721.[4]
- Kafr Nabl Subdistrict (ناحية كفر نبل): population 67,460.[5]
- Al-Tamanah Subdistrict (ناحية التمانعة): population 29,114.[6]
- Hish Subdistrict (ناحية حيش): population 41,231.[7]
