Baniyas_District

Baniyas District

Baniyas District

District in Tartus, Syria

Baniyas District (Arabic: منطقة بانياس, romanized: manṭiqat Bāniyās) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Baniyas. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 174,233.[1] The estimated population of the Alawites of Baniyas is approximately 105,000, while the population of Sunni Muslims is estimated at 45,000, in addition to 20,000 Christians, according to the Syrian network for human rights.[2]

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Sub-districts

The district of Baniyas is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

References

  1. [1]
    "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    Aljiblawi, Husam. "Baniyas Wrestles Alone with a Demographic Change Plan". Enab Baladi English. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Baniyas nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  4. [4]
    "Ar-Rawdah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  5. [5]
    "Al-Anazah nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  6. [6]
    "Al-Qadmus nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  7. [7]
    "Hammam Wasel nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  8. [8]
    "Al-Tawahin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  9. [9]
    "Talin nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2012-07-02.


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