Jarabulus Tahtani (Arabic: جرابلس تحتاني, romanizedJarābulus Taḩtānī, lit.'Lower Jarabulus') is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated in the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands, on the western banks of river Euphrates, the village is located some 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Jarabulus, and about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

Jarabulus Tahtani
جرابلس تحتاني
Village
Jarabulus Tahtani is located in Syria
Jarabulus Tahtani
Jarabulus Tahtani
Location of Jarabulus Tahtani in Syria
Coordinates: 36°48′01″N 38°01′40″E / 36.8003°N 38.0278°E / 36.8003; 38.0278
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictJarabulus
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,170
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2226

With 2,170 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, is the second largest village of Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] The bridge connecting Jarabulus Tahtani with Shuyukh Fawqani was severely damaged in March 2015.

Syrian Civil War

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On 6 March 2015, following the Kurdish retaking of Kobanî, ISIL blew up the western side of al-Nasiriyyah Bridge,[2] a modern road bridge that had previously been damaged by artillery on 10 February 2014. Jarabulus Tahtani was captured on 24 August 2016 by Turkish-backed FSA militias on the first day of Operation Euphrates Shield.

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. ^ "ISIS destroys part of Jarabulus bridge as battles intensify with Kurds". Zaman Al Wasl. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.