Qudsaya District
Appearance
Qudsaya District (Template:Lang-ar) is a Syrian mintaqah (district) administratively belonging to Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside) governorate and located west of Damascus city and Mount Qasioun. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 105,974 people. The town of Qudsaya is the administrative centre of the district.
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.[1]
Divisions
The district of Qudsaya is divided into three sub-districts or nāḥiyas (population according to 2004 official census):
- Qudsaya nahiyah (ناحية قدسيا): population 64,412.[2]
- Ayn al-Fijah nahiyah (ناحية عين الفيجة): population 19,584.[3]
- Al-Dimas nahiyah (ناحية الديماس): population 21,978.[4]
References
33°32′N 36°13′E / 33.533°N 36.217°E