Dabis (Arabic: الدابس, romanizedad-Dabes) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, the village is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of river Euphrates and about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

ad-Dabis
الدابس
Village
ad-Dabis is located in Syria
ad-Dabis
ad-Dabis
Location of ad-Dabis in Syria
Coordinates: 36°42′13″N 37°57′25″E / 36.7036°N 37.9569°E / 36.7036; 37.9569
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictJarabulus
Elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
880
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2217

With 880 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Dabis administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2] Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast, Balaban 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south, and Jubb al-Kusa 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. 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. 12. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2023.{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)