Al-Tall District

For other places with the same name, see Al-Tall (disambiguation).

al-Tall District منطقة التل
District
Map of al-Tall District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (al-Tall): 33.6°N 36.3°E / 33.6; 36.3
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
Seat	al-Tall
Subdistricts	3 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	559.06 km^2 (215.85 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	115,937
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Geocode	SY0304

al-Tall District (Arabic: منطقة التل, romanized: manṭiqat al-Tall) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Tall. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 115,937.^[1] As of July 2023, the population was estimated to be 275,252, of whom 188,263 were IDPS.^[2]

Sub-districts

The district of al-Tall is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1] and 2023^[2]):

Subdistricts of al-Tall District

Code	Name	Area	Population 2004	Population 2023
SY030400	al-Tall Subdistrict	224.35 km²	85,933	252,863
SY030401	Saidnaya Subdistrict	138.01 km²	18,846	12,419
SY030402	Rankous Subdistrict	196.70 km²	11,158	9,970

Localities in al-Tall District

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Tall:^[1]

English Name	Arabic Name	Population	Subdistrict
al-Tall	التل	44,597	Al-Tall
Manin	منين	17,521	Al-Tall
Maaraba	معربا	10,290	Al-Tall
Rankous	رنكوس	7,717	Rankous
Badda	بدا	6,564	Saidnaya
Halboun	حلبون	6,521	Al-Tall
Saidnaya	صيدنايا	5,194	Saidnaya
Talfita	تلفيتا	4,082	Al-Tall
Hafeir al-Fouqa	حفير الفوقا	3,441	Saidnaya
Maarat Saidnaya	معرة صيدنايا	3,084	Saidnaya
Hosh Arab	حوش عرب	2,073	Rankous
al-Dreij	الدريج	1,769	Al-Tall
Maarounah	معرونة	1,153	Al-Tall
al-Fayadiyah	الفياضية	785	Rankous
Akoubar	عكوبر	563	Saidnaya
al-Jarniyah	الجرنية	271	Rankous
al-Mahabah	المحبة	100	Rankous
Sabnah	سبنة	94	Rankous
Ayn Dara	عين دره	63	Rankous
al-Nour	النور	55	Rankous

References

1. "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "Syria: 2004 census data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
2. "Syrian Arab Republic: 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview (February 2024) [EN/AR] | OCHA" (PDF). www.unocha.org. 2024-03-03. p. 109. Retrieved 2025-01-16.