Akhtarin
| Akhtarin أخترين | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Akhtarin | |
| Coordinates: 36°30′57″N 37°20′11″E / 36.51583°N 37.33639°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | A'zaz District |
| Nahiyah | Akhtarin |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,305 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Akhtarin (Arabic: أخترين, Kurdish: Axtare) is a Kurdish-majority town 38 km northeast of the city of Aleppo in northern Syria. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of the Nahiya Akhtarin of the A'zaz District of the Aleppo Governorate. Localities nearby include Mare' to the southwest, Dabiq to the northwest, and Ziadiyah to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Akhtarin had a population of 5,305 in the 2004 census.[1]
Nahiya Akhtarin (yellow) in the Aleppo Governorate (green).
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate (Arabic)
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