As-Safira District
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as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة, romanized:manṭiqat as-Safīrah) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293.
The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.
Sub-districts
The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
| Code | Name | Area | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY020700 | as-Safira Subdistrict | 846.37 km² | 132,658 | as-Safira |
| Tell Aran Subdistrict | Tell Aran | |||
| SY020701 | Khanasir Subdistrict | 1,603.98 km² | 17,618 | Khanasir |
| SY020702 | Banan Subdistrict | 140.06 km² | 17,193 | Banan |
| SY020703 | al-Hajib Subdistrict | 260.16 km² | 10,408 | al-Hajib |
- In 2009, the northwestern area around the majority Kurdish city of Tell Aran was spun off al-Safira Subdistrict to establish Tell Aran Subdistrict.