al-Fayruziyah (Arabic: الفيرزية) is a small village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Azaz, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.
al-Fayruziyah
الفيرزية | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°35′49″N 37°08′43″E / 36.5969°N 37.1453°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Azaz |
Population (2004)[1] | 88 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C1560 |
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, and Yahmul 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, al-Fayruziyah had a population of 88.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.