al-Burj (), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern
Aleppo Governorate
Aleppo Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥalab'' ) is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, 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 t ...
, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the
Queiq Plain to the west, it is located between
al-Rai and
al-Bab, 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. On 7 November 2016, Al Burj was captured by the
Syrian National Army from
ISIS
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.
Administratively the village belongs to
Nahiya al-Bab in
al-Bab District. Nearby localities include
Tall Battal 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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