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Azaz District
Azaz District () is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Azaz. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 251,769. The district lies between Afrin District to the west, Mount Simeon District Mount Simeon District () is a Districts of Syria, district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo. Until December 2008, the sub-district of Atarib District, Atāreb was part of Mount Simeon Distri ... to the south and al-Bab District to the east. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey. Subdistricts References Districts of Aleppo Governorate {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Syria
The 14 governorates of Syria, or ''muhafazat'' (sing. ''muhafazah''), are divided into 65 districts, or ''manatiq'' (sing. ''mintaqah''), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or ''nawahi'' (sing. ''nahiya''). Each district bears the same name as its district capital. Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor, subject to the approval of the minister of the interior. These officials work with elected district councils to attend to assorted local needs, and serve as intermediaries between central government authority and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders. List of districts The 65 districts are listed below by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. Parts of Quneitra Governorate have been under Israeli-occupied territories, Israeli occupation since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Rifaat
Tell Rifaat (, also spelled Tel Rifaat, Tel Rif'at or Tal Rifaat) is a city in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located roughly north of Aleppo, the city is the administrative center of Nahiya Tell Rifaat. Nearby localities include Azaz to the north, Mare' to the east, Kafr Naya to the south, Deir Jmal and Oqayba to the southwest and Ibbin Samaan to the west. In the 2004 census, Tell Rifaat had a population of 20,514. Its inhabitants are Arabs. During the Syrian Civil War, Tell Rifaat was captured by the Free Syrian Army in 2012, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2014, and the Islamic Front in 2015. During this time, the town was bombed several times by the government of Ba'athist Syria and its allies. Tell Rifaat was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 16 February 2016 after heavy Russian air strikes which destroyed all three health facilities in the town. Following a rebel offensive against the SAA in December 2024, the town once aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilis Province
Kilis Province () is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km2, and its population is 147,919 (2022). The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province. The city of Kilis is home to over 75% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small. Districts The province is divided into 4 districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ..., listed below with their official estimates of population as of 2022: Elbeyli District (5,594), Kilis District (the capital district) (125,079), Musabeyli District (12,390) and Polateli District (4,856). See also * List of populated places in Kilis Province References External links *Kilis governor's official website*Kilis municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bab District
al-Bab District () is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Bab Al-Bab ( / ALA-LC: ''al-Bāb'') is a Syrian city, administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate. Al-Bab is located northeast of Aleppo, south of the Turkish border, and has an area of . Al-Bab has an altitude of . According to the Cen .... The district was split in 2009, when three southern subdistricts were separated to form the new Dayr Hafir District. At the 2004 census, the remaining subdistricts had a total population of 201,589. Subdistricts The district of al-Bab is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): References Districts of Aleppo Governorate {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Simeon District
Mount Simeon District () is a Districts of Syria, district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Aleppo. Until December 2008, the sub-district of Atarib District, Atāreb was part of Mount Simeon District before being incorporated as a separate district. At the 2004 census, the remaining sub-districts had a total population of 2,413,878. Sub-districts The district of Mount Simeon is divided into seven sub-districts or nahiya, nawāḥī (population as of 2004): Zammar Subdistrict was separated from al-Zirbah Subdistrict in 2009. See also *Mount Simeon References {{Aleppo Governorate, simeon Mount Simeon District, Districts of Aleppo Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrin District
Afrin District (, Kurdish: Herêma Efrînê) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Afrin. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 172,095. Also available in English: Afrin District fell under the control of the People's Protection Units (YPG) around 2012 and an " Afrin Canton" was declared in 2014, followed by an " Afrin Region" in 2017. During Operation Olive Branch, the entire district was captured by Turkey and its allies. History The area around Afrin developed as the center of a distinctive Sufi Kurdish tradition. In modern post-independence Syria, the Kurdish society of the district was subject to heavy-handed Arabization policies by the Damascus government. Syrian civil war In the course of the Syrian civil war, Damascus government forces pulled back from the district in spring 2012 to give way to the People's Protection Units (YPG) and autonomous self-government under the Autonomous Admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtarin
Akhtarin () is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. The largest town and administrative centre of Nahiya Akhtarin of the A'zaz District has a population of 5,305 in the 2004 census. Located northeast of the city of Aleppo Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ..., nearby localities include Mare' to the southwest, Dabiq to the northwest, and Ziadiyah to the northeast. References Towns in Aleppo Governorate Populated places in Azaz District {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhtarin Subdistrict ...
Akhtarin Subdistrict () is the easternmost subdistrict of Azaz District in the northern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. Its administrative centre and largest town is Akhtarin. Its town of Dabiq is notable for the battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516, and its place in Islamic eschatology. Neighbouring subdistricts are Sawran Subdistrict (northwest) and Mare' Subdistrict (southwest), both in Azaz District, as well as al-Rai Subdistrict (northeast) and al-Bab Subdistrict (southeast), both belonging to al-Bab District. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 39,385. Cities, towns and villages References Azaz District Akhtarin Akhtarin () is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. The largest town and administrative centre of Nahiya Akhtarin of the A'zaz District has a population of 5,305 in the 2004 census. Located northeast of the city of Aleppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawran, Syria
Sawran (), also spelled Suran, Souran or Sawwaran, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located north of the city of Aleppo, it is the administrative centre of Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate, Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include A'zaz and Kafra, Syria, Kafra to the west, Ihtaimlat and Dabiq, Syria, Dabiq to the east and Mare' to the south. In the 2004 census, Sawran had a population of 6,988. The town is mainly inhabited by Syrian Turkmen, Turkmens. History Sawran's history dates back to the Iron Age when it was an Aramaean settlement in the Kingdom of Bit Adini known as "Surunu." In a military campaign against Bit Adini's king Ahuni, the Neo-Assyrian king Shalmaneser III raided and captured Surunu. It later came under the rule of Assyrian king Tiglath Pileser III. During the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine era in Syria, Sawran was inhabited by the Arab tribe of Tanukhids, Tanukh. Before the Muslim conquest of Syria, Muslim conques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawran Subdistrict, Aleppo Governorate
Sawran Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Azaz District in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the town of Sawran. Neighbouring subdistricts are Azaz Subdistrict to the west, Akhtarin to the east and Mare' to the south. To the north is the Kilis Province Kilis Province () is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. Its area is 1,412 km2, and its population is 147,919 (2022). The province was created in 1995 from the southern part of Gaziantep Province. The city of Kilis is ho ... of Turkey. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 30,032. Cities, towns and villages References Azaz District Sawran {{AleppoSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mare'
Mare' ( ''Māriʿ'', locally pronounced ''Mēreʿ''), also spelled Marea, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Mare' nahiyah in the Azaz District. Located some 25 kilometers north of the city of Aleppo, the town has a population of 16,904 as per the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Shaykh Issa and Tell Rifaat to the west, A'zaz to the northwest, Dabiq to the northeast, al-Bab to the southeast, and Maarat Umm Hawsh and Herbel to the south. Syrian Civil War Mare' was affected by the ongoing Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad. The Ibn Walid brigade of the opposition Free Syrian Army was formed in the town in August 2012. The Mare' Operations Room was, as well, based around the town. In January 2015, Mare' was controlled by the Islamic Front. However, the capture of the nearby town of Dabiq in early 2015 by the Islamic State threatened the town of Mare'. One of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mare' Subdistrict
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Mare' Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Azaz District in the Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Mare'. Adjacent subdistricts of Azaz District are Tell Rifaat to the west, Sawran to the north and Akhtarin to the east. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 39,306. Cities, towns and villages References Azaz District Mare A mare is an adult female horse or other equidae, equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
