Abu Kamal District

Abu Kamal District

منطقة البوكمال
Abu Kamal District منطقة البوكمال
District
	Map of Abu Kamal District within Deir ez-Zor Governorate
	Coordinates (Abu Kamal): 34°27′N 40°56′E / 34.45°N 40.93°ECoordinates: 34°27′N 40°56′E / 34.45°N 40.93°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Deir ez-Zor
Seat	Abu Kamal
Subdistricts	4 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	6,807.01 km2 (2,628.20 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	265,142
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0902

Abu Kamal District (Arabic: منطقة البوكمال, romanized: manṭiqat Albūkamāl) is a district of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Abu Kamal. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 265,142.^[1]

The Euphrates divides the district, with Hajin and subdistricts being part of Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) while Abu Kamal and Al-Jalaa subdistricts are part of the Shamiyah (the Syrian Desert).^[2]^[3] Abu Kamal is an economically prosperous farming region with cattle-breeding, cereals, and cotton crops. It is home to the historical site Dura-Europos and the tell of the ancient kingdom of Mari.

Subdistricts of Abu Kamal District

The administrative center of shown above is the city of Abu Kamal.

The administrative center of shown above is the city of Al-Jalaa.

The administrative center of shown above is the city of Hajin.

The administrative center of shown above is the city of Al-Susah.

Subdistricts[]

The district of Abu Kamal is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

Abu Kamal Subdistrict (ناحية البوكمال): population 92,031.^[4]
Hajin Subdistrict (ناحية هجين): population 97,870.^[5]
Al-Jalaa Subdistrict (ناحية الجلاء): population 29,255.^[6]
Al-Susah Subdistrict (ناحية السوسة): population 45,986.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ Musallam, Basim; ed. by Martha Mundy (2000). The transformation of nomadic society in the Arab East (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-521-77057-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) (NB The region Shamiyah is used by McIntosh to mean the Syrian Desert, or part thereof)
^ McIntosh, Jane (2005). "Shamiyah+desert" Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-57607-965-2. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "Abu Kamal nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Hajin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "Al-Jalaa nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
^ "As-Souseh nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

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[census2004-1] "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[2] Musallam, Basim; ed. by Martha Mundy (2000). The transformation of nomadic society in the Arab East (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-521-77057-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) (NB The region Shamiyah is used by McIntosh to mean the Syrian Desert, or part thereof)

[3] McIntosh, Jane (2005). "Shamiyah+desert" Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-57607-965-2. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[4] "Abu Kamal nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Hajin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

[6] "Al-Jalaa nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

[7] "As-Souseh nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

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