Al-Qusayr District منطقة القصير |
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Map of Al-Qusayr District within Homs Governorate |
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Coordinates (Al-Qusayr): 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°ECoordinates: 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
Seat | Al-Qusayr |
Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 598.80 km2 (231.20 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 107,470 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Geocode | SY0402 |
Al-Qusayr District (Arabic: منطقة القصير, translit. manṭiqat al-Qusair) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Al-Qusayr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 107,470.
The district of Al-Qusayr is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages along with the towns of al-Qusayr and Al-Hoz, make up the district of al-Qusayr: