Al-Zabadani District
al-Zabadani District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of al-Zabadani. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 63,780.
Until February 2009, the sub-districts of Ayn al-Fijah and al-Dimas were part of Al-Zabadani District before being incorporated to form the newly established Qudsaya District.
The town-resort of Bloudan in the al-Zabadani district is a favourite tourist destination for locals and foreigners.Sub-districts
The district of al-Zabadani is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī :
Settlements
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:
English Name | Arabic Name | Population | Subdistrict |
al-Zabadani | الزبداني | 26,285 | al-Zabadani |
Madaya | مضايا | 9,371 | Madaya |
Serghaya | سرغايا | 7,501 | Serghaya |
al-Rawdah | (الروضة (البطرونة | 4,536 | al-Zabadani |
Souq Wadi Barada | سوق وادي بردى | 3,678 | al-Zabadani |
Bloudan | بلودان | 3,101 | al-Zabadani |
Hurayra | هريرة | 2,455 | Madaya |
Ain Hawr | عين حور | 1,974 | Serghaya |
Baqin | بقين | 1,866 | Madaya |
Kafr al-Awamid | كفر العواميد | 1,588 | al-Zabadani |
Barheliya | برهليا | 821 | al-Zabadani |
Hosh Bajed | حوش بجد | 604 | al-Zabadani |