Dayr Hafir ( ar, دَيْر حَافِر /

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: ''Dayr Ḥāfir'') is a

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n city in the

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, east of

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on the Aleppo-

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highway, to the north of

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. It is the regional centre of

Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir District ( ar-at, منطقة دير حافر, manṭiqat Dayr Ḥāfir) is a district of Aleppo Governorate in northern Syria. Administrative centre is the city of Dayr Ḥāfir. The district was formed in 2009 from three subdistri ...

. In the 2004 official census, the town of Dayr Hafir had a population of 18,948. The town is home to an archeological site dating back to the 9th millennium BC. Dayr Hafir nahiyah

Dayr Hafir is still a rural community in its majority. During the Syrian Civil War, in June 2012, the government was reported to be in control of this town that is close to a military airport (Kweiris). The city came under the control of the

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in 2014, before being retaken by Syrian Government forces during the Dayr Hafir offensive in 2017.

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Cities in Syria Populated places in Dayr Hafir District {{AleppoSY-geo-stub