Al-Fursan ( ar, الفرسان; tr, Sipahiler, 'cavalrymen') is a village in northern
Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administratively belonging to
Nahiya Ghandoura in
Jarabulus District
Jarabulus District ( ar, منطقة جرابلس, manṭiqat Ğarābulus) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. The administrative centre is the city of Jarabulus.
At the 2004 census, the district had ...
, the village is inhabited by
Turkmen
Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:
Peoples Historical ethnonym
* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
Ethnic groups
* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...
and had a population of 565 as per the 2004 census.
It is located midway between
Al-Rai and
Jarabulus
Jarabulus ( ar, جَرَابُلُس / ALA-LC: ''Jarābulus'', Aleppo dialect: ''Jrāblos''; tr, Cerablus) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate, under the de-facto control of the Syrian Opposition. Jarabulus lies on ...
, at the eastern banks of
Sajur Lake. Nearby localities include
Arab Azzah to the north and
Lilawa
Lilawa ( ar, ليلوة) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administratively belonging to Nahiya Ghandoura in Jarabulus District, the village has a population of 473 as per the 2004 census. It is located midway betw ...
to the southeast.
References
{{Aleppo Governorate, jarabulus
Populated places in Jarabulus District
Turkmen settlements in Aleppo Governorate