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Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate
Sawran Subdistrict ( ar-at, ناحية صوران, nāḥiyah Sawran) 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 ( tr, Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The town of Kilis is home to around 67% of the inhabitants of the pr ... 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] |
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] |
Kilis Province
Kilis Province ( tr, Kilis ili) is a province in southern Turkey, on the border with Syria. It used to be the southern part of the province of Gaziantep and was formed in 1994. The town of Kilis is home to around 67% of the inhabitants of the province; the other towns and villages are very small. History There is evidence of human occupation from 4,000 years ago, in the Middle Bronze Age. The region has been ruled by the Hurrians, the Assyrian Empire, the Hittite Empire, the Persian Empire, the Macedonian Empire, the Roman Empire (including the Byzantine Empire), the Armenian Kingdom and finally by the Ottoman Empire. Places of historical interest include a number of burial mounds, castles and mosques. The name of Kilis is thought to be originating from two possible sources. First one the Arabic word for lime which is "Kil'seh", was shortened and became Kilis. The reason is that the soil of Kilis contains high levels of lime. Second possible source is Turkish word for chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafr Barja
Kafr Burayshah ( ar, كفر بارجة), also referred to as Kafr Barja or Kefer Parcha, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, northeast of Azaz, north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah to the southwest and Shamarikh to the northwest. Demographics In the 2004 census, Kafr Burayshah had a population of 126. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Kafar Parcha as a Turkish and Arab (Bedouin) mixed village, then located in the Ottoman 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 w ... of Azaz-i Turkman, composed of 10 households. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murayghil
Murayghil ( ar, مريغل; tr, Mırgıl) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael to the southeast and al-Judaydah (''Yani Yaban'') to the south. In the 2004 census, Murayghil had a population of 157. Demographics The village is inhabited by Turkmen. 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 Fleische ... listed the village as Turkish village in late 19th century. References {{Aleppo Governorate, azaz Villages in Aleppo Governorate Turkmen settlements in Aleppo Governorate Populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Az-Zahiriyah, Aleppo Governorate
az-Zahiriyah ( ar, الظاهرية, az̧-Z̧āhirīyah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located halfway between Azaz and Akhtarin, on the Queiq Plain, some north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District Azaz District ( ar, منطقة أعزاز, manṭiqat A'zāz) 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 .... Nearby localities include Sawran to the southwest and Ihtaimlat to the southeast. In the 2004 census, az-Zahiriyah had a population of 194. References {{AleppoSY-geo-stub Populated places in Azaz District Villages in Aleppo Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawar Kilis
Hawar Kilis ( ar, حوار كلس, Ḥiwār Kalas, tr, Havar Kilis or ), alternatively spelled Hiwar Kalas, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located between Azaz and Al-Rai, on the Queiq Plain, some north of the city of Aleppo, and just south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Zayzafun to the west and Baraghida to the south. Demographics In the 2004 census, Hawar Kilis had a population of 438. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Hawar as a Turkish village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman. See also *Hawar Kilis Operations Room The Hawar Kilis Operations Room ( ar, غرفة عمليات حوار كلس, tr, Havar Kilis Operasyon Odası) is a Syrian rebel coalition formed in the village of Hawar Kilis in April 2016 in the northern Aleppo Governorate on the Syria–Turk . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Yaarubiyah, Aleppo Governorate
al-Yaarubiyah ( ar, اليعربية, al-Ya'rubīyah), also known as Daliha ( ar, دلحة, Dalḩah), is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, approximately north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Baraghida to the southwest and Dudiyan to the southeast. Demographics In the 2004 census, al-Yaarubiyah had a population of 552. The village is inhabited by Turkmen. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Daliha as a Turkish and Arab (Bedouin) plural village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman 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 w ... of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Bil
Bel ( ar, البل, al-Bil) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Sawran to the southeast and Kafr Ghan to the north. Demographics In the 2004 census, Bel had a population of 563. The village is inhabited by Turkmen. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Bel as a Turkish village of 15 houses, then located in the Ottoman 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 w ... of Azaz-i Turkman. References {{Aleppo Governorate, azaz Villages_in_Aleppo_Governorate Populated_places_in_Azaz_District Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweirin
Shuwayrin ( ar, شويرين, Shwīrīn), alternatively spelled ''Shweirin'' or ''Shurin'', is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael to the northwest and Duwaybiq to the southwest. Demographics In the 2004 census, Shuwayrin had a population of 695. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Shuwayrin as a Turkish village of 20 houses, then located in the Ottoman 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 w ... of Azaz-i Turkman. References {{Aleppo Governorate, azaz Populated places in Azaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zayzafun
Zayzafun ( ar, الزيزفون, Zayzafūn), also known as Ikadah ( ar, ايكدة, Īkidah; tr, İğde), is a village in the northern Aleppo countryside, Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located on the Queiq Plain, between Azaz and Al-Rai, the village is some north of the city of Aleppo, and just south of the border with the Turkish Province of Kilis. Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Kafr Ghan to the south and Hawar Kilis to the east. In the 2004 census, Zayzafun had a population of 820. History In the Syrian civil war, the Ikadah IDP Camp, located north of the village at the border to Turkey, offered shelter to internally displaced persons (IDPs), mostly from the subdistricts of Azaz, Nubl, Tell Rifaat and Mare'. In April 2016, the Ikadah camp was filled with 7,763 IDPs, when an imminent ISIL counter-offensive prompted a complete evacuation of the Ikadah camp and neighboring camps near Shamarin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baraghida
Baraghida ( ar, براغيدة, Barāghīdah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include to the west, Dudiyan to the east and Sawran to the south. Demographics In the 2004 census, Baraghida had a population of 995. The village is inhabited by Turkmen. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Baraghida as a Turkish village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman 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 w ... of Azaz-i Turkman. References {{Aleppo Governorate, azaz Populated places in Azaz Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rael, Syria
Rael ( ar, راعل, Rā'aīl), also spelled Ra'il, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Ihtaimlat to the south and Dabiq to the south. In the 2004 census, Rael had a population of 1,750. The village is inhabited by Turkmen. 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 Fleische ... noted the village as a Turkish village in late 19th century. References {{Aleppo Governorate, azaz Populated places in Azaz District Turkmen settlements in Aleppo Governorate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |