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Mazaalah, Jarabulus

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Mazaalah
مزعلة
Village
Mazaalah is located in Syria
Mazaalah
Mazaalah
Location of Mazaalah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°43′56″N 37°56′29″E / 36.7322°N 37.9414°E / 36.7322; 37.9414
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictJarabulus
Population
 (2004)[1]
987
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2240

Mazaalah (Arabic: مزعلة, romanizedMāz‘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.

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Erol, Mehmet (2012). Halep Türkmenleri Halk Kültürü Araştırması [Aleppo Turkmen Folklore Research] (in Turkish). p. 46.