An-Nabek District

an-Nabek District (Arabic: منطقة النبك, romanized: manṭiqat an-Nabek) is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of an-Nabek. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 80,001.

an-Nabek District
منطقة النبك
Map of an-Nabek District within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates (an-Nabek): 34.02°N 36.72°E / 34.02; 36.72
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
Seatan-Nabek
Subdistricts3 nawāḥī
Area
  Total1,122.87 km2 (433.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total80,001
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
GeocodeSY0306

The area of the district is also known as Qalamoun (also transliterated as Qalamun, Qalamūn, Kalamon and Kalamoun).

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