Azaz Subdistrict

Azaz Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية مركز أعزاز, romanized: Nāḥiyah A‘zāz) is a subdistrict of Azaz District in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Azaz. Neighbouring subdistricts are Sawran to the east, Tell Rifaat to the south, and the subdistricts Afrin and Bulbul of Afrin District to the west or southwest, respectively. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.

Azaz Subdistrict
ناحية مركز أعزاز
Subdistrict
Location of Azaz Subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate
Azaz Subdistrict
Location in Syria
Coordinates (Azaz): 36.5817°N 37.0722°E / 36.5817; 37.0722
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz District
SeatAzaz
Area
  Total180.12 km2 (69.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
47,570
GeocodeSY020400

At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 47,570.

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