Aleppo Govrenorate
Aleppo Govrenorate (Arabic: محافظة حلب ) is ane o the fowerteen govrenorates o Sirie.
It is the maist populous govrenorate in Sirie wi a population o mair nor 4,507,000 (2009 estimate), amaist 23% o the total population o Sirie. The governorate is the fift in aurie wi an aurie o 18,482 km², aboot 10% o the total aurie o Sirie. The caipital is the ceety o Aleppo. The govrenorate is representit bi 52 deputies in the parliament (oot o 250), o whom 20 come frae the ceety o Aleppo. The govrenor syne 2009 is Ahmad Ali Mansoura.
Aleppo Govrenorate مُحافظة حلب | |
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 Map o Sirie wi Aleppo heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates (Aleppo): 36°12′N 37°36′E / 36.2°N 37.6°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Caipital | Aleppo |
| Manatiq (Destricts) | 11 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Mowaffaq Khallouf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18482 km2 (7,136 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 estimate) | |
| • Total | 4,744,000 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-HL |
| Main leid(s) | Arabic Syriac Armenie Kurdish Turkis |
| Website | Aleppo Govrenorate |
Thegither wi the Idlib Govrenorate (an the disputit Sanjak o Alexandretta), the Govrenorate o Aleppo mak up the Northren Region o Sirie. Historically, the Northren Region wis the maist fertile an the maist densely populatit in Sirie; this explains why the Govrenorate o Aleppo haes bi far the lairgest number o touns (32 touns), veelages (1430 veelages), an ferms (1424 farms) in Sirie (compare tae 28 touns, 190 veelages, an 82 ferms in the Rif Dimashq Govrenorate). It an aa explains why the Northren Region haes a muckle lairger number o airchaeological steids an remains than elsewhaur in Sirie.
Ceeties
The lairgest ceeties in Aleppo Govrenorate are:
| Ceety | Population |
|---|---|
| Aleppo | 2,700,000 |
| Bāb | 145,000 |
| Safīrah | 107,000 |
| ʻIfrīn | 80,000 |
| Manbij | 72,000 |
| Aʻzāz | 64,000 |
| ʻAyn al-ʻArab | 55,000 |
| Jarābulus | 26,000 |
Destricts
The govrenorate haes 10 destricts (Mintaqa's) in 2011:
- Munt Simeon Destrict- Aleppo
- Afrin Destrict- Afrin
- Azaz Destrict- A'zaz
- Al-Safira Destrict- Safirah
- Al-Bab Destrict- Al-Bab
- Manbij Destrict- Manbij
- Jarabulus Destrict- Jarabulus
- Ayn Al-Arab Destrict- Ayn Al-Arab
- Atarib Destrict- Atarib
- Dayr Hafir Destrict- Dayr Hafir
The destricts are dividit intae 42 sub-destricts (Nāḥiyas).
References
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