Turkman Bareh
Turkman Bareh (Arabic: تركمان بارح, romanized: Turkumān Bāriḩ, Turkish: Türkmenbarı),[1] alternatively spelled Barih, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. About 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo and about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Syria's border with Turkey, it is administratively part of Nahiya Akhtarin of Azaz District. Nearby localities include Dabiq 5 km (3.1 mi) to the west and Akhtarin 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Turkman Bareh had a population of 1,537 with a dominative Syrian Turkmen majority.[2]{Citation needed}
Turkman Bareh تركمان بارح Türkmenbarı[1] | |
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  Turkman Bareh Location of Turkman Bareh in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°32′32″N 37°19′29″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Akhtarin |
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| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| Population (2004)[2] | 1,537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1605 |
The town has been in close proximity to sustained fighting in the Syrian civil war.
References
- Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 13 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
- "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
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