Jump to content

Ayn al-Bayda, Jarabulus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ayn al-Bayda
عين البيضا
Village
Ayn al-Bayda is located in Syria
Ayn al-Bayda
Ayn al-Bayda
Location of Ayn al-Bayda in Syria
Coordinates: 36°43′30″N 37°58′40″E / 36.725°N 37.9778°E / 36.725; 37.9778
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictJarabulus
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,111
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2233

Ayn al-Bayda (Arabic: عين البيضا, romanized‘Ayn al Bayḑā; Turkish: Akpınar) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, the village is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of river Euphrates and about 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 1,111 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Ayn al-Bayda administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] It is inhabited by Turkmens of the Barak tribe.[2] Nearby localities include Amarnah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast, Mazaalah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest, and Dabis 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the southwest.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Tanyol, Cahit (1952). "Baraklarda Örf ve Adet Araştırmaları 1". İstanbul University Journal of Sociology. 2 (7): 90. Retrieved 13 April 2023.