Qudsaya District

Qudsaya District
منطقة قدسيا
Map of Qudsaya District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Map of Qudsaya District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (Qudsaya): 33°32′N 36°13′E / 33.53°N 36.22°E / 33.53; 36.22
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
Established2009 (2009)
SeatQudsaya
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total
321.64 km2 (124.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
105,974
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0310

Qudsaya District (Arabic: منطقة قدسيا, romanizedmanṭiqat Qudsaya) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.

Qudsaya District is located to the northwest of the Damascus Governorate and Mount Qasioun, covering the northwestern outskirts of metropolitan Damascus. The administrative centre is the town of Qudsaya.

Until 2009, Qudsaya was a sub-district within Markaz Rif Dimashq District. In February 2009, the district of Qudsaya was formed, combining the former sub-district of Qudsaya with two sub-districts from the Zabadani District.[2] At the 2004 census, these subdistricts had a total population of 105,974 people.

  1. ^ "2004 Census Data" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
    Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ New presidential decree to form Qudsaya district[permanent dead link]