Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
ناحية الجرنية
Subdistrict (Nahiyah)
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is located in Syria
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E / 36.159560; 38.236989
Country Syria
GovernorateRaqqa Governorate
DistrictAl-Thawrah District
Elevation
371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total31,786
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الجرنية, romanizednahiyah al-Jarniyah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate (Syria), approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Raqqa. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 31,786.[1]

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is bounded by Lake Assad to the West and South, Ayn al-Arab District of Aleppo Governorate to the North, and Raqqa District also of Raqqa Governorate to the East.

The administrative centre Al-Jarniyah and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups.[2]

  1. ^ a b "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.