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Qalamoun

an-Nabek District
منطقة النبك
District
Map of an-Nabek District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Map of an-Nabek District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (an-Nabek): 34°01′N 36°43′E / 34.02°N 36.72°E / 34.02; 36.72Coordinates: 34°01′N 36°43′E / 34.02°N 36.72°E / 34.02; 36.72
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq
Seat an-Nabek
Subdistricts 3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total 1,122.87 km2 (433.54 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 80,001
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Geocode SY0306

an-Nabek District (Arabic: منطقة النبك‎, translit. manṭiqat an-Nabek‎) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of an-Nabek. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 80,001.

The area of the district is also known as Qalamoun (also transliterated as Qalamun, Qalamūn, Kalamon and Kalamoun).

The district of an-Nabek is divided into three sub-districts nawāḥī (population as of 2004):

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities, make up the district of an-Nabek:


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