Mount Simeon District
District in Aleppo, Syria
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Mount Simeon District (Arabic: منطقة جبل سمعان, romanized: manṭiqat Jabal Sem‘ān) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo.
Mount Simeon District
منطقة جبل سمعان | |
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Location of Mount Simeon District within Aleppo Governorate | |
  Mount Simeon District Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Aleppo): 36.22°N 37.17°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| Seat | Aleppo |
| Subdistricts | 7 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,757.27 km2 (1,064.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 2,413,878 |
| • Density | 875.459/km2 (2,267.43/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0200 |
Until December 2008, the sub-district of Atāreb was part of Mount Simeon District before being incorporated as a separate district.[2] At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 2,413,878.[1]
Sub-districts
The district of Mount Simeon is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
| Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY020000 | Mount Simeon Subdistrict | 663.95 km² | 2,181,061 | Aleppo |  |
| SY020002 | Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | 1,146.95 km² | 47,501 | Tell al-Daman |  |
| SY020003 | Haritan Subdistrict | 232.76 km² | 67,745 | Haritan |  |
| SY020004 | Darat Izza Subdistrict | 227.49 km² | 39,540 | Darat Izza |  |
| SY020005 | al-Zirbah Subdistrict | 354.79 km² | 55,391 | al-Zirbah |  |
| Zammar Subdistrict | Zammar | ||||
| SY020006 | Hadher Subdistrict | 131.33 km² | 20,834 | Al-Hadher |  |
Zammar Subdistrict was separated from al-Zirbah Subdistrict in 2009.[3]