Shuyukh Tahtani (Arabic: شيوخ تحتاني, lit. 'Lower Shuyukh'; Kurdish: Şexlêr Jur) is an Arab town in northeastern Aleppo Governorate, in Syria
Shuyukh Tahtani
شيوخ تحتاني Şexlêr Jur | |
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Town | |
  Shuyukh Tahtani Location of Shuyukh Tahtani in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′07″N 38°03′46″E / 36.7519°N 38.0628°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Ayn al-Arab |
| Subdistrict | Shuyukh Tahtani |
| Population (2004)[1] | 4,338 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C2007 |
Located on the eastern banks of river Euphrates, behind the wetlands of the Shuyukh Plain, the town has a population of 4,338, as per the 2004 census, and is administrative center of Nahiya Shuyukh Tahtani.[1] Some 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north, a road bridge used to connect its larger twin town Shuyukh Fawqani to Jarabulus and the city of Manbij on the western side of Euphrates river.
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Shuyukh Tahtani" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
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