Abu_Kamal_District

Abu Kamal District

Abu Kamal District

District in Deir ez-Zor, Syria

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]

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The Euphrates divides the district, with Hajin and As-Souseh 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 Abu Kamal Subdistrict shown above is the city of Abu Kamal.
The administrative center of Al-Jalaa Subdistrict shown above is the city of Al-Jalaa.
The administrative center of Hajin Subdistrict shown above is the city of Hajin.
The administrative center of Al-Susah Subdistrict 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]):

References

  1. [1]
    "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    Musallam, Basim (2000). Martha Mundy (ed.). 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. (NB The region Shamiyah is used by McIntosh to mean the Syrian Desert, or part thereof)
  3. [3]
    McIntosh, Jane (2005). "Shamiyah+desert"&pg=PA11 Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-57607-965-2. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Abu Kamal nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  5. [5]
    "Hajin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  6. [6]
    "Al-Jalaa nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  7. [7]
    "As-Souseh nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-06-18.


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