Duraykish District

Duraykish District منطقة دريكيش
District
Map of Duraykish District within Tartus Governorate
Coordinates (Duraykish): 34.8969°N 36.1347°E / 34.8969; 36.1347
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartus
Seat	Duraykish
Subdistricts	4 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	185.87 km^2 (71.76 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	60,978
• Density	330/km^2 (850/sq mi)
Geocode	SY1004

Duraykish District (Arabic: منطقة دريكيش, romanized: manṭiqat Dreikiche) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of Duraykish. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 60,978.[1]

Sub-districts

The district of Duraykish (Dreikiche) is divided into four sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

• Duraykish Subdistrict (ناحية دريكيش): population 28,749.[2]
• Junaynet Ruslan Subdistrict (ناحية جنينة رسلان): population 9,846[3]
• Hamin Subdistrict (ناحية حمين): population 8,679.[4]
• Dweir Ruslan Subdistrict (ناحية دوير رسلان): population 13,704.[5]

Notable people

• Mohammad Kanjo Hassan

References

1. "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Dreikiche nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
3. "Jneinet Ruslan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
4. "Hmin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
5. "Dueir Ruslan nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2012-07-05.