Ras al-Ayn District

Ras al-Ayn District is a district of in northeastern . The administrative centre is the city of . At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 177,150. It is populated by Arabs, Kurds, Chechens and Assyrians.
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  • Type: district of Syria
  • Description: district of Syria
  • Also known as: Minţaqat Ra’s al ‘Ayn

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masjid.

Village
A mosque, also called a , is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. is situated 5 km west of Ras al-Ayn District.

Ras al-Ayn District

Latitude
36.7566° or 36° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
40.1464° or 40° 8′ 47″ east
Elevation
341 metres (1,119 feet)
Open location code
8H82Q44W+MH
Geo­Names ID
7895146
Wiki­data ID
Q129494
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Ras al-Ayn District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: رأس العين
  • Arabic: منطقة رأس العين
  • Armenian: Ռաս ալ-Այնի գավառ
  • Cebuano: Ras al-Ayn District
  • Chinese: Ras al-Ayn Koān
  • Chinese: 艾因角区
  • Croatian: Ras al-Ayn (okrug)
  • Croatian: Ras al-Ayn
  • Dutch: Ras al-Ayn (district)
  • Dutch: Ras al-Ayn
  • French: District de Ra’s al-‘Ayn
  • French: District de Ras al-Aïn
  • Georgian: რას-ალ-აინის მინტაკა
  • Georgian: რას-ელ-აინის მინტაკა
  • Indonesian: Distrik Ras al-Ayn
  • Japanese: ラス・アル・アイン郡
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ras al-Ayn Koān
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ras al-Ayn-distriktet
  • Persian: شهرستان راس العین
  • Persian: منطقه رأس العین
  • Polish: Ras al-Ajn
  • Russian: Мантык Рас-эль-Айн
  • Russian: Рас-эль-Айн
  • Spanish: Distrito de Ras al-Ayn
  • Swedish: Ras al-Ayn District
  • Turkish: Resulayn (ilçe)
  • Turkish: Resulayn
  • Ukrainian: Рас-аль-Айн (район)
  • Ukrainian: Рас-ель-Айн
  • Uzbek: Ras al-Ayn okrugi
  • Western Armenian: Ռաս Ուլ Այն

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