Oqayba
Aqîbê (Arabic: عقيبة of Oqayba, also spelled Aqiba, Akibah or Agiba) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Baselhaya to the northwest, Ibbin, Deir Jamal and Tell Rifaat to the northeast, Nubl to the south, Barad to the southwest and Kimar to the west. According to the Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics, Aqîbê had a population of 5600 in the 2015 census.[1] Aqîbê has been under Kurdish control since March 2013.[2]
Aqîbê | |
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Village | |
  Aqîbê | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′19″N 36°58′2″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Subdistrict | Afrin |
| Government | |
| • Type | municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
| Population (2015 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2015.According to the Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics. Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- اجتماع لحزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي في قرية عقيبة Hawar News, 2 March 2013 (in Arabic)
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