Al-Rai Subdistrict
Al-Rai Subdistrict
ناحية الراعي Çobanbey | |
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Location of Al-Rai Subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate | |
| Coordinates (al-Rai): 36°37′02″N 37°32′45″E / 36.6172°N 37.5458°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Bab |
| Seat | al-Rai |
| Area | |
• Total | 352.3 km2 (136.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 15,378 |
| Geocode | SY020202 |
Al-Rai Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الراعي) is a subdistrict of al-Bab District in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is al-Rai. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 15,378. Most of the settlements in the subdistrict are populated by Syrian Turkmen.
Neighbouring subdistricts are al-Bab Subdistrict (southwest) and Arima Subdistrict (southeast), both in al-Bab District, as well as Akhtarin Subdistrict (west) in Azaz District, and Ghandoura Subdistrict (east) belonging to Jarabulus District. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.