Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict

Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict
ناحية مركز رأس العين
Subdistrict
Location of Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict within al-Hasakah Governorate
Country Syria
Governorateal-Hasakah
DistrictRas al-Ayn District
SeatRas al-Ayn
Area
 • Total
2,832.02 km2 (1,093.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
121,536
 • Density42.9150/km2 (111.149/sq mi)
GeocodeSY080400

Ras al-Ayn Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية مركز رأس العين) is a subdistrict of Ras al-Ayn District in western al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn. In 1907, Mark Sykes mentioned a nomadic Kurdish tribe called the Sartan living near Ras al-Ayn.

At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 121,536.

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