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′N36°13′E / 33.53°N 36.22°E / 33.53; 36.22
CountrySyria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
Established2009 (2009)
SeatQudsaya
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total
321.64 km2 (124.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
105,974
 • Density329.48/km2 (853.35/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.

Sub-districts

The district of Qudsaya is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī. Population figures in the table are as of 2004.[1]

Subdistricts of Qudsaya District
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY031000Qudsaya Subdistrict59.86 km264,412
SY031001Al-Dimas Subdistrict159.51 km221,978
SY031002Ain al-Fijah Subdistrict102.27 km219,584

Localities

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the villages, towns and cities in the following table make up the district of Qudsaya.[1]

English Name Arabic Name PopulationSubdistrict
Qudsayaقدسيا 33,571 Qudsaya
al-Dimasالديماس 14,574 Al-Dimas
al-Hamahالهامة 10,045 Qudsaya
Dahiyat Qudsayaضاحية قدسيا 9,500 Qudsaya
Jdeidat al-Wadiجديدة الوادي 5,227 Qudsaya
Deir Muqaranدير مقرن 4,803 Ain al-Fijah
Deir Qanunدير قانون 4,213 Ain al-Fijah
Kfeir al-Zaytكفير الزيت 4,170 Ain al-Fijah
Ain al-Fijahعين الفيجة 3,806 Ain al-Fijah
Kfeir Yabousكفير يابوس 3,801 Al-Dimas
Basimahبسيمة 2,812 Qudsaya
Ashrafiyat al-Wadiأشرفية الوادي 2,101 Qudsaya
al-Husseiniyahالحسينية 1,563 Ain al-Fijah
Jamrayaجمرايا 1,156 Qudsaya
Mazraat Deir al-Ashayerمزرعة دير العشائر 1,107 Al-Dimas
Qura al-Shamقرى الأسد 1,067 Al-Dimas
Efraافرة 1,029 Ain al-Fijah
Jdeidat Yabousجديدة يابوس 994 Al-Dimas
Yabousيابوس 369 Al-Dimas
Maadarمعدر 66 Al-Dimas

References

  1. ^ abc"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