Amarnah (; ) or Amarine (), also referred to as Tal al-Amara, is a village in northern

Aleppo Governorate Aleppo Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' ) is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, 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 the t ...

, northern

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. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river

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, the village is located about halfway between

Jarabulus Jarabulus (, ALA-LC: , Syrian Arabic, Aleppo dialect: ; or ; ) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate, under the de facto control of the Syrian Opposition. Jarabulus lies on the western bank of the Euphrates and north ...

and the lower course of

Sajur River The Sajur ( ; ) is a long river originating in Turkey and flowing into the Euphrates in Syria. It is the smallest of the three rivers joining the Euphrates in Syria, and the only one that joins the Euphrates on its western bank. Occupation in th ...

, and about south of the

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to the Turkish province of

Gaziantep Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Medi ...

. It is inhabited by

Turkmen Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

of the

Barak Barak ( or ; ; Tiberian Hebrew: '' Bārāq''; "lightning") was a ruler of Ancient Israel. As military commander in the biblical Book of Judges, Barak, with Deborah, from the Tribe of Ephraim, the prophet and fourth Judge of pre-monarchic Israe ...

tribe. According to British archaeologist

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, who visited the region in the early 20th century, the village was founded by Turks. With 1,050 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Amarnah administratively belongs to

Nahiya Jarabulus Jarabulus Subdistrict () is a nahiyah, subdistrict of Jarabulus District in Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 41,575. Cities, towns ...

within

Jarabulus District Jarabulus District () is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 58,889. Ethnically, it is mostly comp ...

. Nearby localities include

al-Jamel al-Jamel (; or ), alternatively spelled Shamil, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located to the south of Jarabulus, and about south o ...

to the north, and Ayn al-Bayda to the northeast.

References

Populated places in Jarabulus District Turkmen settlements in Aleppo Governorate {{AleppoSY-geo-stub