Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
ناحية الجرنية | |
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Subdistrict (Nahiyah) | |
 Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate | |
  Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
| District | Al-Thawrah District |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 31,786 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الجرنية, romanized: nahiyah 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.