Inab

Inab (Arabic: اناب‎, also called Nepa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Jalbul, Aqiba and Deir Jamal to the south, Karzahayel, Afrin and Ain Dara to the west, Qatma to the north and Manaq, Kafr Kalbin and Kaljibrin to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Inab had a population of 2,309 in the 2004 census.[1]

Inab

اناب
Town
Inab
Coordinates: 36°31′5″N 36°57′13″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo Governorate
DistrictAfrin District
SubdistrictAfrin
Control Turkey
Syrian Interim Government
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total2,309
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

During the Crusades, in 1149, Nur ad-Din Zangi, achieved a decisive victory against the Crusader army of Raymond of Antioch, and the allied followers of Ali ibn-Wafa, in the Battle of Inab outside the town. The town eventually came under the control of the Syrian National Army on March 10th, 2018.

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
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