as-Safira District () is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of as-Safira. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 178,293.
The main towns are as-Safira and Khanasir. The main economic activity is agriculture. Since ancient times, as-Safira was a fertile area where grains and other crops were harvested.
Sub-districts The district of as-Safira is divided into five sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): + Subdistricts of as-Safira District Code Name Area Population Seat SY020700 as-Safira Subdistrict km² as-Safira Tell Aran Subdistrict Tell Aran SY020701 Khanasir Subdistrict km² Khanasir SY020702 Banan Subdistrict km² Banan SY020703 al-Hajib Subdistrict km² al-Hajib
In 2009, the northwestern area around the majority Kurdish city of Tell Aran was spun off al-Safira Subdistrict to establish Tell Aran Subdistrict.
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