As-Safira District
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as-Safira District منطقة السفيرة |
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 Location of as-Safira District within Aleppo Governorate |
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 as-Safira District
Location in Syria
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| Coordinates (as-Safira): 37°04′N 37°22′E / 37.07°N 37.37°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo |
| Seat | as-Safira |
| Subdistricts | 5 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,850.56 km2 (1,100.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 178,293 |
| Geocode | SY0207 |
as-Safira District (Arabic: منطقة السفيرة, translit. 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.
The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
In 2009, the northwestern area around the majority Kurdish city of Tell Aran was spun off al-Safira Nahiya to establish Tell Aran Nahiya.
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