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al-Burj, al-Bab

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al-Burj
البرج
Village
al-Burj is located in Syria
al-Burj
al-Burj
Location of al-Burj in Syria
Coordinates: 36°31′58″N 37°27′15″E / 36.5328°N 37.4542°E / 36.5328; 37.4542
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Districtal-Bab
Subdistrictal-Bab
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
236
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1192

al-Burj (Arabic: البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the Queiq Plain to the west, it is located between al-Rai and al-Bab, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. On 7 November 2016, Al Burj was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.[2]

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. Nearby localities include Tall Battal 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south, and Ka'ibah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the northwest, on the Queiq Plain. In the 2004 census, al-Burj had a population of 236.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Bab" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ "Syrian rebels seize seven villages in major advance towards ISIS stronghold of al-Bab". 2016-11-07. Archived from the original on 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2016-12-12.