Ghaytun (Arabic: غيطون, romanized: Ghayţūn) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. About 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and some 20 km (12 mi) south of Syria's border with Turkey, it is administratively part of Nahiya Akhtarin of Azaz District. Nearby localities include Akhtarin 4 km (2.5 mi) to the northeast, Ghuz 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south, and Mare' 9 km (5.6 mi) to the west. In the 2004 census, Ghaytun had a population of 1,080.[1]
Ghaytun
غيطون | |
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Village | |
  Ghaytun Location of Ghaytun in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′05″N 37°18′18″E / 36.4847°N 37.305°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Akhtarin |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 1,080 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1614 |
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
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