Akhtarin

Akhtarin
أخترين
Town
Akhtarin
Location of Akhtarin in Syria
Coordinates: 36°30′39″N 37°20′09″E / 36.5108°N 37.3358°E / 36.5108; 37.3358
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Control Turkey
Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
5,305
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1581

Akhtarin (Arabic: أخترين, romanizedAkhtarīn) 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.

References

  1. ^ 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.