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 :
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY030700al-Zabadani Subdistrict km²
SY030701Madaya Subdistrict km²
SY030702Serghaya Subdistrict km²

Settlements

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the following villages, towns and cities make up the district of al-Zabadani:
English NameArabic NamePopulationSubdistrict
al-Zabadaniالزبداني26,285al-Zabadani
Madayaمضايا9,371Madaya
Serghayaسرغايا7,501Serghaya
al-Rawdah (الروضة (البطرونة4,536al-Zabadani
Souq Wadi Baradaسوق وادي بردى3,678al-Zabadani
Bloudanبلودان3,101al-Zabadani
Hurayraهريرة2,455Madaya
Ain Hawrعين حور1,974Serghaya
Baqinبقين1,866Madaya
Kafr al-Awamidكفر العواميد1,588al-Zabadani
Barheliyaبرهليا821al-Zabadani
Hosh Bajedحوش بجد604al-Zabadani