Abu Qilqil (Arabic: أبو قلقل, also transliterated Abu Qalqal or Qibab Abu Qalqal) is a town in the northeastern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. The village is located some 10 km (6.2 mi) to the northwest of the Tishreen Dam on the Tishreen Plain, part of the larger Manbij Plain. Nearby localities include district center Manbij 16 km (9.9 mi) to the northwest. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 2,742.[1]

Abu Qilqil
أبو قلقل
Town
Abu Qilqil is located in Syria
Abu Qilqil
Abu Qilqil
Location of Abu Qilqil in Syria
Coordinates: 36°26′09″N 38°05′35″E / 36.4358°N 38.0931°E / 36.4358; 38.0931
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictManbij
SubdistrictAbu Qilqil
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,742
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1798
Abu Qilqil is the administrative center of Nahiya Abu Qilqil of the Manbij District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Abu Qilqil" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.