Al-Krum (), formerly Yazibagh, () 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 ...

, northwestern Syria. It is located on the northern side Mount Barsa, north of

Azaz Azaz () is a city in northwest Syria, roughly north-northwest of Aleppo. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Azaz had a population of 31,623 at the 2004 census.

, north 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 ...

, and less than south of the border to the Turkish province of

Kilis Kilis is a city in southernmost Turkey, near the Syria–Turkey border, border with Syria, and the administrative centre of Kilis Province and Kilis District. Its population is 112,187 (2022). On 6 February 2023 Kilis was badly affected by the tw ...

. The village administratively belongs to

Nahiya Azaz Azaz Subdistrict () is a nahiyah, subdistrict of Azaz District in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Azaz. Neighbouring subdistricts are Sawran Subdistrict, Aleppo Governorate, Sawran to the ea ...

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 Sime ...

. Nearby localities include Ma'arin at the opposite side of Mount Barsa, to the south, and al-Salameh to the southeast.

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Al-Krum had a population of 252. The village has a mixed community of Turkmens, Arabs, and Kurds. In late 19th century, German traveler

Martin Hartmann Martin Hartmann (9 December 1851, Breslau – 5 December 1918, Berlin) was a German orientalist, who specialized in Islamic studies. In 1875, he received his doctorate at the University of Leipzig as a student of Heinrich Leberecht Fleisch ...

noted Yazibagh as a mixed Turkish and Kurdish village, then located in the Ottoman

nahiyah A nāḥiyah ( , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also nahiyeh, nahiya or nahia, is a regional or local type of administrative division that usually consists of a number of villages or sometimes smaller towns. In Tajikistan, it is a second-level divisi ...

of Azaz-i Turkman.

References

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