Ayn al-Arab District
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Ayn al-Arab District منطقة عين العرب |
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| District | |
 Location of Ayn al-Arab District within Aleppo Governorate |
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| Coordinates (Kobani): 36°53′N 38°22′E / 36.89°N 38.37°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo |
| Seat | Kobani |
| Subdistricts | 4 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,068.04 km2 (1,184.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 192,513 |
| Geocode | SY0206 |
`Ayn al-`Arab District (Arabic: منطقة عين العرب, translit. manṭiqat ‘Ayn al-‘Arab; Kurdish: Kobanê) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The Administrative centre is the city of Kobanî.
The district fills the northeastern section of the governorate, and its northern boundary is along the Syria–Turkey border. In January 2014, the territory was declared as the de facto autonomous Kobanî Canton of Rojava.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 192,513.
The district of Ayn Al-Arab is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004):
Nahiya Al-Jalabiyah was separated from Nahiya Sarrin in 2009.
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