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Fursan, Syria

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al-Fursan
الفرسان
Village
al-Fursan is located in Syria
al-Fursan
al-Fursan
Location of Al-Fursan in Syria
Coordinates: 36°43′36″N 37°42′22″E / 36.7267°N 37.7061°E / 36.7267; 37.7061
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictGhandoura
Population
 (2004)[1]
565
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2252

Al-Fursan (Arabic: الفرسان; Turkish: Sipahiler, lit. 'cavalrymen') is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administratively belonging to Nahiya Ghandoura in Jarabulus District, the village is inhabited by Turkmen[2] and had a population of 565 as per the 2004 census.[1] It is located midway between Al-Rai and Jarabulus, at the eastern banks of Sajur Lake. Nearby localities include Arab Azzah to the north and Lilawa to the southeast.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Ghandoura" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 11. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2023.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)