al-Bab District

al-Bab District (Arabic: منطقة الباب, romanized: manṭiqat al-Bāb) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Bab.

The administrative center of al-Rai Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Rai.
The administrative center of al-Bab Subdistrict shown above is the city of al-Bab.
The administrative center of Arima Subdistrict shown above is the city of Arima.
The administrative center of Tadef Subdistrict shown above is the city of Tadef.
al-Bab District
منطقة الباب
Location of al-Bab District within Aleppo Governorate
al-Bab District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (al-Bab): 36.3725°N 37.5178°E / 36.3725; 37.5178
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Seatal-Bab
Subdistricts4 nawāḥī
Area
  Total1,480.19 km2 (571.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
201,589
GeocodeSY0202

The district was split in 2009, when three southern subdistricts were separated to form the new Dayr Hafir District. At the 2004 census, the remaining subdistricts had a total population of 201,589.

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