Sijraz (Arabic: سيجراز) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the western edge of the Queiq Plain, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of Azaz, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo. The Baghdad Railway passes by.
Sijraz
سيجراز | |
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Village | |
  Sijraz Location of Sijraz in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°34′27″N 37°00′49″E / 36.5742°N 37.0136°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Azaz |
| Population (2004)[1] | 735 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1556 |
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Maraanaz 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south, and Qatma 4 km (2.5 mi) further to the west, in the Kurd-Dagh mountains. In the 2004 census, Sijraz had a population of 735.[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.
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