Ras al-Ayn District
Ras al-Ayn District
منطقة رأس العين | |
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Location of Ras al-Ayn District within al-Hasakah Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Ras al-Ayn): 36°51′N 40°04′E / 36.85°N 40.07°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | al-Hasakah |
| Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (partially) Syrian National Army (partially) Turkey (in conjunction with the SNA) |
| Seat | Ras al-Ayn |
| Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,826.19 km2 (1,477.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | 177,150 |
| Geocode | SY0804 |
Ras al-Ayn District (Arabic: منطقة رأس العين, romanized: manṭiqat Raʾs al-ʿAyn) is a district of al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Ras al-Ayn.
At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150. It is populated by Arabs, Kurds, Chechens and Assyrians.