Village in Aleppo, Syria
al-Burj البرج |
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Village |
36°31′58″N 37°27′15″E / 36.5328°N 37.4542°E / 36.5328; 37.4542 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Aleppo |
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District | al-Bab |
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Subdistrict | al-Bab |
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Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
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Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
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Population (2004)[1] | 236 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Geocode | C1192 |
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al-Burj (Arabic: البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, 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 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. On 7 November 2016, Al Burj was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.[2]
Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. Nearby localities include Tall Battal 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south, and Ka'ibah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the northwest, on the Queiq Plain. In the 2004 census, al-Burj had a population of 236.[1]
References
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Bab" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ "Syrian rebels seize seven villages in major advance towards ISIS stronghold of al-Bab". 2016-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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Mount Simeon Subdistrict | - Aleppo
- Abtin
- Assan
- Ayn al-Kabira
- Azzan
- Duwayr al-Zaytun
- Haddadin
- Hayyan
- Hilan
- Hreibel
- Kafr Saghir
- Khan Tuman
- Maghayer Khan Tuman
- Maratat al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah
- al-Muslimiyah al-Shamaliyah
- Qarras
- Rasm Assan
- Saqlaya
- Siefat
- Tell Shair Samaan
- Tell Shughayb
- al-Dhahabiyah
- al-Wadihi
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Tell ad-Daman Subdistrict | - Tell al-Daman
- Abu Rweil
- Ameriyeh
- Arjel
- Atshana Sharqiya
- Atshana Gharbiya
- Ballas
- Ballas al-Jadida
- Batranah
- Burda
- Buwaida Saghira
- Deir Saliba
- Hmeidi
- Hober
- Jubb Aleis
- Kafr Obeid
- al-Mintar
- Mreiqes
- Oweinat Kabira
- Rasm al-Mofakker
- Tabara al-Khusheir
- Um al-Karamel
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Haritan Subdistrict | |
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Darat Izza Subdistrict | - Darat Izza
- Bshantara
- Basrtun
- Bishqatin
- Kafrantin
- al-Hoteh
- Hur
- Injarah
- Irhab
- Qabtan al-Jabal
- al-Sakhriyah
- Taqad
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al-Hadher Subdistrict | |
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al-Zirbah Subdistrict | - al-Zirbah
- Abad
- Arada
- Banes
- Barnah
- Barqum
- Bawabiyah
- Humayrah
- Huweir al-Eiss
- Jazraya
- Jubb Kas
- Kassibeh
- Othmaniya Kabira
- Rasm al-Eiss
- Talafeh
- Tell Allush
- Tell Hidyah
- Zitan
- Ziyara Samaan
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Zammar Subdistrict | |
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Afrin Subdistrict | |
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Bulbul Subdistrict | - Bulbul
- Burj Haider
- Darmashkanli
- Deir Ballut
- Fafertin
- Jalbul
- Karzahayel
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Jandairis Subdistrict | |
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Maabatli Subdistrict | |
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Rajo Subdistrict | |
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Sharran Subdistrict | |
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Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict | |
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Dayr Hafir Subdistrict | |
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Kuweires Sharqi Subdistrict | |
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Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict | |
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As-Safira Subdistrict | |
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Banan Subdistrict | |
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al-Hajib Subdistrict | |
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Khanasir Subdistrict | |
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Tell Aran Subdistrict | |
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