Akhtarin

Akhtarin
أخترين
Town
Akhtarin is located in Syria
Akhtarin
Akhtarin
Location of Akhtarin in Syria
Coordinates: 36°30′39″N 37°20′09″E / 36.5108°N 37.3358°E / 36.5108; 37.3358
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
5,305
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1581

Akhtarin (Arabic: أخترين, romanized: Akhtarīn) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. The largest town and administrative centre of Nahiya Akhtarin of the A'zaz District has a population of 5,305 in the 2004 census.[1] Located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, nearby localities include Mare' to the southwest, Dabiq to the northwest, and Ziadiyah to the northeast.

Akhtarin is the administrative center of Nahiya Akhtarin of the Azaz District.

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-31. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.


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