Aleppo Govrenorate

Aleppo Govrenorate ( ) is ane o the fowerteen govrenorates o Sirie. It is the maist populous govrenorate in Sirie wi a population o mair nor 4,507,000 (2009 estimate), amaist 23% o the total population o Sirie. The governorate is the fift in aurie wi an aurie o 18,482 km², aboot 10% o the total aurie o Sirie. The caipital is the ceety o Aleppo. The govrenorate is representit bi 52 deputies in the parliament (oot o 250), o whom 20 come frae the ceety o Aleppo. The govrenor syne 2009 is Ahmad Ali Mansoura.

Thegither wi the Idlib Govrenorate (an the disputit Sanjak o Alexandretta), the Govrenorate o Aleppo mak up the Northren Region o Sirie. Historically, the Northren Region wis  the maist fertile an the maist densely populatit in Sirie; this explains why the Govrenorate o Aleppo haes bi far the lairgest number o touns (32 touns), veelages (1430 veelages), an ferms (1424 farms) in Sirie (compare tae 28 touns, 190 veelages, an 82 ferms in the Rif Dimashq Govrenorate). It an aa explains why the Northren Region haes a muckle lairger number o airchaeological steids an remains than elsewhaur in Sirie.Phenix, Robert R. (2008) The sermons on Joseph of Balai of Qenneshrin

 Ceeties 
The lairgest ceeties in Aleppo Govrenorate are:

 Ceety  Population Aleppo  2,700,000 Bāb  145,000 Safīrah  107,000 ʻIfrīn  80,000 Manbij  72,000 Aʻzāz  64,000 ʻAyn al-ʻArab  55,000 Jarābulus  26,000

Destricts
The govrenorate haes 10 destricts (Mintaqa's) in 2011:
Munt Simeon Destrict- Aleppo
Afrin Destrict- Afrin
Azaz Destrict- A'zaz 
Al-Safira Destrict- Safirah
Al-Bab Destrict- Al-Bab
Manbij Destrict- Manbij
Jarabulus Destrict- Jarabulus
Ayn Al-Arab Destrict- Ayn Al-Arab
Atarib Destrict- Atarib 
Dayr Hafir Destrict- Dayr Hafir

The destricts are dividit intae 42 sub-destricts (Nāḥiyas).

 References 

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