Akhtarin (Arabic: أخترين, romanized: Akhtarīn) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. The largest town and administrative centre of Nahiya Akhtarin of the A'zaz District has a population of 5,305 in the 2004 census.[1] Located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, nearby localities include Mare' to the southwest, Dabiq to the northwest, and Ziadiyah to the northeast.
Akhtarin
أخترين | |
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Town | |
  Akhtarin Location of Akhtarin in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′39″N 37°20′09″E / 36.5108°N 37.3358°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Akhtarin |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 5,305 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1581 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-31. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
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