Ras al-Ayn District
منطقة رأس العين | |
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 Location of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate | |
  Ras al-Ayn District Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| Seat | Ras al-Ayn |
| Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,826.19 km2 (1,477.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 177,150 |
| Geocode | SY0804 |
Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين, romanized: manṭiqat Raʾs al-ʿAyn) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150.[1] It is populated by Arabs, Kurds and Assyrians.
- ^ a b "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.