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    Al-Bir Fawqani

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    al-Bir Fawqani
    البير فوقاني
    Village
    al-Bir Fawqani is located in Syria
    al-Bir Fawqani
    al-Bir Fawqani
    Location of al-Bir Fawqani in Syria
    Coordinates: 36°45′59″N 37°52′43″E / 36.7664°N 37.8786°E / 36.7664; 37.8786
    Country Syria
    GovernorateAleppo
    DistrictJarabulus
    SubdistrictJarabulus
    Population
     (2004)[1]
    		618
    Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

    al-Bir Fawqani (Arabic: البير فوقاني, romanized: al-Bīr Fawqānī) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the Sajur Lake, the village is located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep, and about 13 km (8.1 mi) west of river Euphrates.

    With 618 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Bir Fawqani administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Nearby localities include Turaykham 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, al-Bir Tahtani 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast, and Qandariyah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.



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