Mazaalah

Mazaalah
مزعلة
Village
Mazaalah

Location of Mazaalah in Syria

Coordinates: 36°43′56″N 37°56′29″E / 36.7322°N 37.9414°E / 36.7322; 37.9414Coordinates: 36°43′56″N 37°56′29″E / 36.7322°N 37.9414°E / 36.7322; 37.9414
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Population (2004)[1] 987
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C2240

Mazaalah (Arabic: مزعلة, translit. Maz‘alah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, the village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of river Euphrates and about 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 987 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Mazaalah administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Nearby localities include Yusuf Bayk 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest, and Ayn al-Bayda 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southeast.

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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