Al-Qusayr District (Arabic: منطقة القصير, romanized: manṭiqat al-Qusair) is a district of the Homs Governorate in central Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Al-Qusayr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 107,470.[1]
Al-Qusayr District منطقة القصير | |
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 Map of Al-Qusayr District within Homs Governorate | |
| Coordinates (Al-Qusayr): 34°30′43″N 36°34′35″E / 34.5119°N 36.5764°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Seat | Al-Qusayr |
| Subdistricts | 2 nawāḥī |
| Area | |
| • Total | 598.80 km2 (231.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 107,470 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Geocode | SY0402 |
Sub-districts
The district of Al-Qusayr is divided into two sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Al-Qusayr Subdistrict (ناحية القصير): population 70,965.
- Al-Hoz Subdistrict (ناحية الحوز): population 36,505. - formed in 2010
Localities of the sub-district
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages along with the towns of al-Qusayr and Al-Hoz, make up the district of al-Qusayr: