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Afrin District

Afrin District
منطقة عفرين
District
Afrin District in Syria
Location of Afrin District within Aleppo Governorate
Coordinates (Afrin): 36°30′36″N 36°52′04″E / 36.51°N 36.8678°E / 36.51; 36.8678
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
Seat Afrin
Subdistricts 7 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 1,840.85 km2 (710.76 sq mi)
Population (2004) 172,095
Geocode SY0203

Afrin District (Arabic: منطقة عفرين‎, translit. manṭiqat Afrīn‎; Kurdish: Efrîn‎) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Afrin. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 172,095.

The district of Afrin is divided into seven subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):


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