Jarabulus

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Jarabulus
جرابلس
Jarabulus is located in Syria
Jarabulus
Jarabulus
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°49′N 38°01′E / 36.817°N 38.017°E / 36.817; 38.017
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Elevation 367 m (1,204 ft)
Population (2004)
 • Total 26,729
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Jarabulus (Arabic: جرابلس‎‎ / ALA-LC: Jarābulus; Turkish: Cerablus; North Syrian Arabic: Jrāblos), is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Aleppo Governorate. Jarabulus, also known as Jerablus, lies on the western bank of the river Euphrates. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 26,729 in the 2004 census.[1]

It is located north of Lake Assad, just south of the Syrian-Turkish border and the Turkish town of Karkamış.

History[edit]

The original AD 18th century form of the toponym seems to have been "Djerabis", later found however as "Djeraboolos" or "Djerablus", probably deriving from Hierapolis (modern-day Manbij, to the South-West). In the Bronze and Iron Ages, the archaeological site lying just North of Jarabulus (half of which is now in Turkey) was called "Karkemish", in Greek and Roman times the ancient name of the city was "Europos" (Εὐρωπός), which must have been at the origin of the modern form of the toponym Jerabis.

Being on the southern side of the Istanbul-Baghdad railway, Jarabulus became a border town with Turkey based on the Treaty of Lausanne, which reduced the land becoming part of Syria in the Treaty of Sevres with the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I.

Following the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, the Syrian opposition took it over along with its border post with Turkey on July 20, 2012. However, since early July 2013, the town has been controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[2][3] By January 2014, rebels[who?] were engaging in clashes with ISIL and seized the town, but ISIL was able to recapture it within hours.[4]

In an article published by The Guardian claimed that attempts by the Kurdish YPG to seize Jarabulus were prevented by President Erdoğan, who, according to media reports, had threatened in 2015 to attack the YPG with the Turkish Armed Forces, if they threaten Jarabulus. This move secured ISIL control.[5]

Operation Euphrates Shield[edit]

On August 24, 2016 around 4:00 AM (local time), Turkey, Ankara-backed rebels and Turkish Land Forces launched an operation to retake Jarabulus from ISIL. The operation is being supported by the Turkish Air Force along with US-led coalition aircraft in an attempt to clear a safe passage for the troops. As of the 24th of August, Jarabulus and many neighboring towns has been claimed by the Free Syrian Army.[6] The FSA, backed by Turkish tanks, is attempting to connect Jarablus to al-Raii to push ISIL forces away from the Turkish border.

Climate[edit]

Jarabulus has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, with influences of a continental climate during winter, hot dry summers, and cool wet and occasionally snowy winters. The average high temperature in January is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F) and the average high temperature in August is 38.1 °C (100.6 °F). The snow falls usually in January, February or December.

Climate data for Jarabulus
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)
10.5
(50.9)
16.1
(61)
23.4
(74.1)
28.7
(83.7)
34.3
(93.7)
37.7
(99.9)
38.5
(101.3)
34.2
(93.6)
26.8
(80.2)
16.3
(61.3)
9.9
(49.8)
23.7
(74.66)
Average low °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)
−0.6
(30.9)
4.3
(39.7)
7.2
(45)
12.5
(54.5)
15.1
(59.2)
19.9
(67.8)
20.9
(69.6)
16.3
(61.3)
12.4
(54.3)
6.4
(43.5)
−0.5
(31.1)
9.39
(48.89)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 71
(2.8)
49
(1.93)
39
(1.54)
35
(1.38)
20
(0.79)
3
(0.12)
0
(0)
0
(0)
3
(0.12)
21
(0.83)
32
(1.26)
64
(2.52)
337
(13.29)
Average rainy days 12 8 6 4 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 10 54
Average snowy days 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 4.5
Average relative humidity (%) 75 67 60 56 42 40 35 35 44 47 55 74 52.5
Source: Weather Online, Weather Base, BBC Weather and My Weather 2

References[edit]

  • Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
  1. ^ المكتب المركزي للإحصاء. نشرة السكان - المناطق والنواحي. تاريخ الولوج 17 نيسان 2011.
  2. ^ The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham Expands Into Rural Northern Syria Joshualandis.com, 18 July 2013
  3. ^ The secret jihadi smuggling route through Turkey CNN, 5 November 2013
  4. ^ "Syrian rebels push Qaeda affiliate from northwest stronghold". Chicago Tribune (Reuters). 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. 
  5. ^ Graeber, David (18 November 2015). "Turkey could cut off Islamic State's supply lines. So why doesn't it?". The Guardian. 
  6. ^ https://www.rt.com/news/356911-turkey-syria-rebels-jarabulus-isis/
  7. ^ Empty citation (help) 

Coordinates: 36°49′7″N 38°0′37″E / 36.81861°N 38.01028°E / 36.81861; 38.01028