Mount Simeon also known as Jabal Sam'an, is a district

District

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 (mantiqah) of the Aleppo Governorate

Aleppo Governorate

Aleppo Governorate is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,744,000 , almost 23% of the total population of Syria. The governorate is the fifth in area with an area of 18,482 km², about 10% of the total area of...

 in Syria

Syria

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. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 2,490,751. Its centre is Aleppo

Aleppo

Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...

, the capital of the governorate and the most populous city in Syria.

Divisions

The district of Mount Simeon contains seven Nāḥiyas:

• Center of Mount Simeon (مركز جبل سمعان): contains 24 villages and 31 farms.
• Ḥuraytān (حريتان)
• Zarbah (الزربة)
• Dārat ʻazzah (دارة عزة)
• Ḥāḍir (الحاضر)
• Zammār (زمار)
• Tall Ḍamān (تل الضمان)

Until December 2008, the district of Atāreb

Atarib District

Atarib is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Atārib.Until December 2008, this district was part of Mount Simeon District.-References:...

was part of Mount Simeon District.