Al-Zabadani District

al-Zabadani District

منطقة الزبداني
al-Zabadani District منطقة الزبداني
District
	Map of al-Zabadani District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
	Coordinates (al-Zabadani): 33°43′N 36°05′E / 33.72°N 36.08°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
Seat	al-Zabadani
Subdistricts	3 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	393.42 km2 (151.90 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	63,780
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0307

al-Zabadani District (Arabic: منطقة الزبداني, romanized: manṭiqat al-Zabadani) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Zabadani. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 63,780.^[1]

Until February 2009, the sub-districts of Ayn al-Fijah and al-Dimas were part of Al-Zabadani District before being incorporated to form the newly established Qudsaya District.^[2]

The town-resort of Bloudan in the al-Zabadani district is a favourite tourist destination for locals and foreigners.

Sub-districts

The district of al-Zabadani is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

**Subdistricts of al-Zabadani District**
Code	Name	Area	Population
SY030700	al-Zabadani Subdistrict	178.67 km²	40,613
SY030701	Madaya Subdistrict	93.37 km²	13,692
SY030702	Serghaya Subdistrict	121.37 km²	9,475

Settlements

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:^[1]


English Name	Arabic Name	Population	Subdistrict
al-Zabadani	الزبداني	26,285	al-Zabadani
Madaya	مضايا	9,371	Madaya
Serghaya	سرغايا	7,501	Serghaya
al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah)	(الروضة (البطرونة	4,536	al-Zabadani
Souq Wadi Barada	سوق وادي بردى	3,678	al-Zabadani
Bloudan	بلودان	3,101	al-Zabadani
Hurayra	هريرة	2,455	Madaya
Ain Hawr	عين حور	1,974	Serghaya
Baqin	بقين	1,866	Madaya
Kafr al-Awamid	كفر العواميد	1,588	al-Zabadani
Barheliya	برهليا	821	al-Zabadani
Hosh Bajed	حوش بجد	604	al-Zabadani

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ New presidential decree to form Qudsaya district^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[census2004-1] "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[2] New presidential decree to form Qudsaya district^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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