Al Mansura Subdistrict

Al-Mansura Subdistrict
ناحية المنصورة
subdistrict (nahiyah)
Al-Mansura nahiyah Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate
Al-Mansura Subdistrict
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°36′21″N 38°34′57″E / 35.6059525°N 38.582611°E / 35.6059525; 38.582611Coordinates: 35°36′21″N 38°34′57″E / 35.6059525°N 38.582611°E / 35.6059525; 38.582611
Country  Syria
Governorate Raqqa Governorate
District Al-Thawrah District
Subdistrict Al-Mansurah
Elevation 371 m (1,217 ft)
Population (2004 census)[1]
  Total 58,727
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) +3


Al-Mansurah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية المنصورة‎, translit. nahiyah al-Mansurah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate (Syria), situated south-west of Raqqa and the Euphrates river. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 58,727.

Al-Mansurah Subdistrict is bounded by the Euphrates river and the small Al-Thawrah subdistrict to the north and Sabka subdistrict also of Raqqa Governorate to the west.

The administrative centre Al-Mansurah and much of the north of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF and the Tabqa civilian council, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups. While the south of the subdistrict is currently under the control of the People's council of Syria government in Damascus.

References

  1. "Al-Mansura nahiyah population". Cbssyr.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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