Mazaalah (Arabic: مزعلة, romanized: Māz‘ālāh; Turkish: Mızale or Mizali) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, north of Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway 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 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.
Mazaalah
مزعلة | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°43′56″N 37°56′29″E / 36.7322°N 37.9414°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Jarabulus |
Subdistrict | Jarabulus |
Population (2004)[1] | 987 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C2240 |
With 987 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Mazaalah administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Turkmen inhabits the village.[2][3] Nearby localities include Yusuf Bayk 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest, and Ayn al-Bayda 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southeast.
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (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). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Erol, Mehmet (2012). Halep Türkmenleri Halk Kültürü Araştırması [Aleppo Turkmen Folklore Research] (in Turkish). p. 46.