Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict
ناحية مركز رأس العين | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict within al-Hasakah Governorate | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| District | Ras al-Ayn District |
| Seat | Ras al-Ayn |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,832.02 km2 (1,093.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 121,536 |
| Geocode | SY080400 |
Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية مركز رأس العين) is a subdistrict of Ras al-Ayn District in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn. In 1907, Mark Sykes mentioned a nomadic Kurdish tribe called the Sartan living near Ras al-Ayn.[2]
At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 121,536.[1]
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Ras al-Ayn" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Sykes, Mark (1908). "The Kurdish Tribes of the Ottoman Empire". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 38: 471. doi:10.2307/2843309. ISSN 0307-3114.