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Al-Malikiyah District

al-Malikiyah District
منطقة المالكية
District
al-Malikiyah District in Syria
Location of al-Malikiyah District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Coordinates (al-Malikiyah): 37°10′N 42°08′E / 37.17°N 42.13°E / 37.17; 42.13
Country  Syria
Governorate al-Hasakah
Seat al-Malikiyah
Subdistricts 3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 2,652.74 km2 (1,024.23 sq mi)
Population (2004) 191,994
Geocode SY0803

al-Malikiyah District (Arabic: منطقة المالكية‎, translit. manṭiqat al-Mālikiyah‎; Kurdish: Devera Dêrika Hemko‎) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Malikiyah.

al-Malikiyah is both the northernmost and easternmost district in Syria. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 191,994.

The district of al-Malikiyah is divided into three subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):


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