Al-Shaykh Badr District

Al-Shaykh Badr District (Arabic: منطقة الشيخ بدر, romanized: manṭiqat Al-Shaykh Badr) is a district of the Tartus Governorate in northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is the town of al-Shaykh Badr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 52,981.

al-Shaykh Badr District
منطقة الشيخ بدر
Map of al-Shaykh Badr District within Tartus Governorate
Coordinates (al-Shaykh Badr): 34.98°N 36.08°E / 34.98; 36.08
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
Seatal-Shaykh Badr
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total214.34 km2 (82.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total52,981
  Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
GeocodeSY1005
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