Al-Malihah Subdistrict

al-Malihah Subdistrict ناحية المليحة
Subdistrict
Location of Malihah Subdistrict within Rif Dimashq Governorate
Coordinates: 33.4846816°N 36.3741446°E / 33.4846816; 36.3741446
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Markaz Rif Dimashq District
Seat	Al-Malihah
Area
• Total	74.51 km2 (28.77 sq mi)
Population  (2004)	56,652
Demonym	Malihawi
Geocode	SY030104

Malihah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية المليحة, romanized: Nāḥiyah al-Mulayḥa) is a subdistrict of Markaz Rif Dimashq District in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of Syria. The administrative centre is the town of al-Malihah. Neighbouring subdistricts are Kafr Batna to the north, Jaramana and Babbila to the west, Nashabieh and al-Ghizlaniyah to the east.

At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 56,652.

The subdistrict, much like the rest of Eastern Ghouta was under rebel control, however was retaken by government forces in 2015 after the Battle of Al-Malihah.

Cities, towns and villages

Cities, towns and villages of Malihah Subdistrict

PCode	Name	Population
C2308	al-Malihah	23,034
C2305	Shabaa	13,446
C2307	Zabdin	7,003
C2309	Deir al-Asafir	6,209
C2311	Hutaytet al-Turkman	4,800
N/A	Sahba	1,111
C2306	Ahdaf	572
C2310	Hawsh al-Sultan	477