Urum al-Sughra () is a village in western

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 ...

, northwestern Syria. With a population of 637 as per the 2004 census, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah in

Atarib District Atarib District () is a Districts of Syria, district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Atarib. The district is located in the central western region of the Aleppo Governorate, sharing its west border wi ...

. Siege of Base 46 took place here in 2012.

Notable people

Khaled Khalifa Khaled Khalifa (; 1 January 1964 – 30 September 2023) was a Syrian novelist, screenwriter and poet. He was nominated three times and shortlisted twice for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF). Some of his novels have been transl ...

, novelist, screenwriter, and poet (1964-2023)

References

Populated places in Atarib District Villages in Aleppo Governorate {{AleppoSY-geo-stub