Banan ( ar, بنان) is a town in the
Aleppo Governorate
Aleppo Governorate ( ar, محافظة حلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' / ) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is the most populous governorate in Syria with a population of more than 4,867,000 (2011 Est.), almost 23% of t ...
. It is the administrative center of a nahiya with the same name, and part of the
As-Safira District
as-Safira District ( ar, منطقة السفيرة, manṭiqat as-Safīrah) 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.
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Geography
The town is located to the southwest of the
Sabkhat al-Jabbul
Sabkhat al-Jabbūl or Mamlahat al-Jabbūl or Lake Jabbūl ( ar, سبخة الجبول) is a large, traditionally seasonal, saline lake and concurrent salt flats (sabkha) 30 km southeast of Aleppo, Syria, in the Bāb District of Aleppo ...
, with an altitude of 508 meters.
It is 23 km to the southeast of
Aleppo, and 282 km from the capital
Damascus.
Population
According to the 2004 census, the population was 4186, including 2171 males and 2015 females.
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Transportation
The town was served by Aleppo International Airport
Aleppo International Airport ( ar, مطار حلب الدولي) is an international airport serving Aleppo, Syria. The airport is serving as a secondary hub for Syrian Air and Cham Wings.
History
The history of the airport dates back to the ...
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References
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Populated places in al-Safira District