Fiq District

Summary

Fiq District (Arabic: منطقة فيق, romanizedmanṭiqat Fiq) is a district of the Quneitra Governorate in southern Syria, which the governorate has partly been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

Fiq District
منطقة فيق
Map of Fiq District within Quneitra Governorate. Fiq District is in yellow.
Map of Fiq District within Quneitra Governorate. Fiq District is in yellow.
Coordinates (Fiq): 32°46′N 35°42′E / 32.767°N 35.700°E / 32.767; 35.700
Country Syria
GovernorateQuneitra
SeatFiq (de jure)
Subdistricts2 nawāḥī
Area
 • Total403.97 km2 (155.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total1,947
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1402

Administrative centre is the depopulated town of Fiq, which has been under Israeli occupation since 1967. At the 2004 census the district had a population of 1,947.[1]

Sub-districts edit

The district of Fiq is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):

Subdistricts of Fiq District
Code Name Area Population
SY140200 Fiq Subdistrict 332.95 km2 1,947
SY140201 Al-Butayhah Subdistrict 71.02 km2 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "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: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.