Ayn al-Arab District

Ayn al-Arab District
منطقة عين العرب
Location of Ayn al-Arab District within Aleppo Governorate
Ayn al-Arab District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Kobani): 36°53′N 38°22′E / 36.89°N 38.37°E / 36.89; 38.37
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Control Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
SeatKobani
Subdistricts4 nawāḥī
Area
  Total
3,068.04 km2 (1,184.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
192,513
GeocodeSY0206

`Ain al-`Arab District (Arabic: منطقة عين العرب, romanized: manṭiqat ‘Ayn al-‘Arab) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Kobani.

The administrative center of Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict shown above is the city of Kobani.
The administrative center of Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict shown above is the city of Shuyukh Tahtani.
The administrative center of Sarrin Subdistrict shown above is the city of Sarrin.

The district fills the northeastern section of the governorate, and its northern boundary is along the Syria–Turkey border.

At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 192,513.