Bel (Arabic: البل, romanized: al-Bil) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Sawran 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast and Kafr Ghan 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north.
Bel
البل | |
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Village | |
  Bel Location of Bel in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′41″N 37°11′21″E / 36.5947°N 37.1892°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Sawran |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 563 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1669 |
Demographics
editIn the 2004 census, Bel had a population of 563.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Bel as a Turkish village of 15 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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