The Rumana Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الرمانة) is a sub-district of Al-Qa'im District on the north side of the Euphrates in west Al Anbar Governorate, on the Iraq-Syria border. Its capital is the town of Rumana. The name means 'pomegranate' in Arabic. Rumana is run by an elected sub-district council and sub-mayor.
It has a population of 8,900 inhabitants. All of them are Sunni MuslimArabs, with the main tribes being Al-Bu Mahhal and Al-Marasimah, in addition to some minor tribes. People earn a living by work in farming, fishing, small business, and employment. There is a concrete bridge linking Rumana with Qaim and Al Ubaidi across the Euphrates.
Rumana sub-district fell under ISIL control on 16 June 2014.[1]
Rumana sub-district was recaptured by the Iraqi Army on 13 November 2017.[2]
