Al-Malikiyah District

Dêrik District (Arabic; منطقة ديريك, Kurdish; Herêma Dêrikê) is a district of Cizire Province (Hassake) in eastern Rojava, Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Dêrik

Dêrik District
منطقة المالكية
Herêma Dêrikê
Location of Dêrik District within al-Hasakah Governorate
Dêrik District
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Dêrik): 37.17°N 42.13°E / 37.17; 42.13
Country Syria  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Governorateal-Hasakah
SeatDêrik
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total2,652.74 km2 (1,024.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
191,994
GeocodeSY0803


Dêrik is both the northernmost and easternmost district in Syria. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 191,994.

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