Al-Zabadani District

al-Zabadani District (Arabic: منطقة الزبداني, romanized: manṭiqat al-Zabadani) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Zabadani. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 63,780.^[1]

al-Zabadani District منطقة الزبداني
District
Map of al-Zabadani District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (al-Zabadani): 33.72°N 36.08°E / 33.72; 36.08
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
Seat	al-Zabadani
Subdistricts	3 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	393.42 km2 (151.90 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	63,780
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0307

Until February 2009, the sub-districts of Ayn al-Fijah and al-Dimas were part of Al-Zabadani District before being incorporated to form the newly established Qudsaya District.^[2]

The town-resort of Bloudan in the al-Zabadani district is a favourite tourist destination for locals and foreigners.

Sub-districts

The district of al-Zabadani is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

Subdistricts of al-Zabadani District

Code	Name	Area	Population
SY030700	al-Zabadani Subdistrict	178.67 km2	40,613
SY030701	Madaya Subdistrict	93.37 km2	13,692
SY030702	Serghaya Subdistrict	121.37 km2	9,475

Settlements

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:^[1]

English Name	Arabic Name	Population	Subdistrict
al-Zabadani	الزبداني	26,285	al-Zabadani
Madaya	مضايا	9,371	Madaya
Serghaya	سرغايا	7,501	Serghaya
al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah)	(الروضة (البطرونة	4,536	al-Zabadani
Souq Wadi Barada	سوق وادي بردى	3,678	al-Zabadani
Bloudan	بلودان	3,101	al-Zabadani
Hurayra	هريرة	2,455	Madaya
Ain Hawr	عين حور	1,974	Serghaya
Baqin	بقين	1,866	Madaya
Kafr al-Awamid	كفر العواميد	1,588	al-Zabadani
Barheliya	برهليا	821	al-Zabadani
Hosh Bajed	حوش بجد	604	al-Zabadani

References

1. "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. 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^{[permanent dead link‍]}