al-Burj ( ar, البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern
Aleppo Governorate
Aleppo Governorate ( ar, محافظة حلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' / ) is one of the fourteen 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 ...
, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the
Queiq Plain
The Queiq (Modern Standard Arabic: , ''Quwayq'', ; northern Syrian Arabic: ''ʾWēʾ'', ), with many variant spellings, known in antiquity as the Belus ( grc-gre, Βήλος, ''Bēlos''), Chalos and also known in English as the Aleppo Rive ...
to the west, it is located between
al-Rai and
al-Bab
Al-Bab ( ar, الْبَاب / ALA-LC: ''al-Bāb'') is a city, ''de jure'' administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate of the Syrian Arab Republic. As of December 2016, the city is under the control of pro-Turkish militias, as part of ...
, some northeast of the city of
Aleppo
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, and south of the
border
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to the Turkish province of
Kilis
Kilis is a city in south-central Turkey, near the Syria–Turkey border, border with Syria, and the administrative centre of Kilis Province.
History
Although there aren't any definite information related to its foundation, today's Kilis mainl ...
. On 7 November 2016, Al Burj was captured by the
Syrian National Army
The Syrian National Army (SNA) ( ar, الجيش الوطني السوري, al-Jayš al-Waṭanī as-Sūrī), previously the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and also known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA), is a coalition of armed Syrian oppo ...
from
ISIS
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.
Administratively the village belongs to
Nahiya al-Bab
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
Al-Bab ( ar, الْبَاب ...
in
al-Bab District
al-Bab District ( ar, منطقة الباب, manṭiqat al-Bāb) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of al-Bab.
The district was split in 2009, when three southern subdistricts were se ...
. Nearby localities include
Tall Battal
Tall Battal ( ar, تل بطال, Tall Baţţāl), also spelled ''Til Betal'' or ''Tal Bital'', is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the Queiq Plain to the west, it is l ...
to the south, and
Ka'ibah to the northwest, on the Queiq Plain. In the 2004 census, al-Burj had a population of 236.
References
Populated places in al-Bab District
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