Sijraz ( ar, سيجراز) is a village in northern
Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the western edge of 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 ...
, southwest of
Azaz
Azaz ( ar, أَعْزَاز, ʾAʿzāz) 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 in the 2004 census. , north of the city of
Aleppo
)), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black".
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. The
Baghdad Railway passes by.
The village administratively belongs to
Nahiya Azaz 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
Maraanaz
Maraanaz ( ar-at, مرعناز, Mir'anāz) is a village near Azaz in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria.
Administratively part of Nahiya Azaz, Maaranaz had a population of 959 in the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Azaz to t ...
to the south, and
Qatma
Qaṭma, ( ar, قطمة) or Qatmet Efrin is a village in northwestern Syria, within Afrin District (Aleppo Governorate). It is also within Afrin Canton, "de facto" autonomous since January 2014. It lies northeast of Afrin and west of Azaz. Accor ...
further to the west, in the
Kurd-Dagh
Kurd Mountain or Kurd Dagh ( ku, چیای کورمنج, Çiyayê Kurmênc; tr, Kürt Dağı, officially ; ar, جبل الأكراد) is a highland region in northwestern Syria and southeastern Turkey. It is located in the Aleppo Governorate of ...
mountains. In the 2004 census, Sijraz had a population of 735.
References
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Populated places in Azaz District
Villages in Aleppo Governorate