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Al-Bab Nahiya
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Al-Bab Subdistrict, also called Nahiya Markaz al-Bab ( ar, ناحية مركز الباب), is a subdistrict of al-Bab District in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administrative centre is al-Bab. At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 112,219. Cities, towns and villages References Al-Bab District Bab Bab or BAB can refer to: *Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate" * Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian God * Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahiyah
A nāḥiyah ( ar, , plural ''nawāḥī'' ), also 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 division while in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Xinjiang, and the former Ottoman Empire, where it was also called a '' bucak'', it is a third-level or lower division. It can constitute a division of a ''qadaa'', ''mintaqah'' or other such district-type of division and is sometimes translated as " subdistrict". Ottoman Empire The nahiye ( ota, ناحیه) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire, smaller than a . The head was a (governor) who was appointed by the Pasha. The was a subdivision of a Selçuk Akşin Somel. "Kazâ". ''The A to Z of the Ottoman Empire''. Volume 152 of A to Z Guides. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. p. 151. and corresponded roughly to a city with its surrounding villages. s, in turn, were divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bizaah
B'zaah ( ar, بزاعة) is a town located east of the city of al-Bab in northern-central Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. The town had a population of 12,718 as per the 2004 census. The residents of Bizaah are mostly Arabs and Turkish people, Turks with a Kurds, Kurdish minority. History During the Roman Empire the town was known as Beselatha, which became Buza'a in the Middle Ages. Medieval era Located on the road to Aleppo, Bizaah was captured during attempts to siege the main city. The first was in early 1119, when Roger of Salerno, Roger of Antioch captured it from the Turcoman prince Ilghazi of Mardin. While the second was in 1138, during the Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos campaign in Syria. Syrian Civil War During the Syrian Civil War in the summer of 2013 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had a presence in the town and by mid-November 2013, was in full control of the town. On 23 February 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suran, Aleppo Governorate
Sawran ( ar, صوران, Ṣawrān), 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 in Azaz District. Nearby localities include A'zaz and Kafra to the west, Ihtaimlat and Dabiq to the east and Mare' to the south. In the 2004 census, Sawran had a population of 6,988. 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 era in Syria, Sawran was inhabited by the Arab tribe of Tanukh. Before the Muslim conquest it served an Arab Christian center and contained a fortified monastery. During early Islamic rule, Sawran was part of Jund Qinnasrin ("Military Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qubbet Elsheikh
A ''qubba'' ( ar, قُبَّة, translit=qubba(t), pl. ''qubāb''), also transliterated as ḳubba, kubbet and koubba, is a cupola or domed structure, typically a tomb or shrine in Islamic architecture. In many regions, such as North Africa, the term ''qubba'' commonly the tomb of a local ''wali'' (local Muslim saint) or marabout, and usually consists of a chamber covered by a dome or pyramidal cupola. Etymology The Arabic word qubba was originally used to mean a tent of hides, or generally the assembly of a material such as cloth into a circle. It's likely that this original meaning was extended to denote domed buildings after the latter had developed in Islamic architecture. It is now also used generally for tomb sites if they are places of pilgrimage. In Turkish and Persian the word ''kümbet'', ''kumbad'', or ''gunbād'' has a similar meaning for dome or domed tomb. Historical development A well-known example of an Islamic domed shrine is the Dome of the Rock, known in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sosyan
Sosyan ( ar, سوسيان) or Susiyan is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located in the Aqil mountains, some northeast of the city of Aleppo and northwest of al-Bab, it is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab of al-Bab District. Nearby localities include Hezwan Hezwan ( ar, حزوان) or Hazwan is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located in the Aqil mountains, some northeast of the city of Aleppo and northwest of al-Bab, it is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab of ... to the southwest and Qubbet Elsheikh to the northeast. In the 2004 census, Sosyan had a population of 1,452. References {{AleppoSY-geo-stub Populated places in al-Bab District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezwan
Hezwan ( ar, حزوان) or Hazwan is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located in the Aqil mountains, some northeast of the city of Aleppo and northwest of al-Bab, it is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab of al-Bab District. Nearby localities include Sosyan to the northeast and Ablah Ablah ( ar, عبلة, ‘Ablah; ku, Ebla) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in a wadi surrounded by the Aqil mountains and some northeast of the Shahba reservoir, it is located south of Akhtarin and some ... to the northwest. In the 2004 census, Hezwan had a population of 1,579. References {{AleppoSY-geo-stub Populated places in al-Bab District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tell Rahal
Tell Rahal ( ar, تل رحال) is a village located northeast of the city of Aleppo in northern-central Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. The village had a population of 2,866 as per the 2004 census. Syrian civil war On 24 January 2017, the Syrian Army captured the village from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a t .... References {{AleppoSY-geo-stub Populated places in al-Bab District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maran, Syria
Maran ( ar, مران; also spelled Marran) is a town in northern Syria, in the west of the Al-Bab District of Aleppo Governorate, about halfway between the cities of Al-Bab and Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = .... On 22 January 2017, Maran was captured by Government forces. References {{AleppoSY-geo-stub Populated places in al-Bab District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qabasin
Qabasin ( ar, قبّاسين, Qabbāsīn) is a town located northeast of the city of Al-Bab in northern Syria. It is administratively part of the Al-Bab nahiya in the Al-Bab District of the Aleppo Governorate. 11,382 people lived in the town in 2004. A nearby town is Arima, to the north-east. Syrian civil war During the Syrian civil war, the town was initially captured by the Syrian opposition and later by ISIL. ISIL kidnapped hundreds of Kurdish civilians from the town and executed dozens of them between 2014 and 2016. On 23 February 2017, the Syrian National Army and the Turkish army The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ... captured the town from ISIL as well as the nearby towns of B'zaa and al-Bab after months of fighting. References Populated places in al-B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
