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Oqayba
عقيبة
Village
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo Governorate
DistrictAfrin District
SubdistrictAfrin
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total1,040
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Oqayba (Arabic: عقيبة, also spelled Aqiba, Akibah or Agiba) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Baselhaya to the northwest, Ibbin, Deir Jamal and Tell Rifaat to the northeast, Nubl to the south, Barad to the southwest and Kimar to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Oqayba had a population of 1,040 in the 2004 census. Oqayba has been under Kurdish control since March 2013.[1]

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