Tell Qarah (Arabic: تلقراح, romanizedTall Qarāḥ), also spelled Tal Qarah or Tel Qarah, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administratively part of Nahiya Mare' in A'zaz District, it had a population of 2,477 as per the 2004 census.[1] Nearby localities include Ihras to the northwest, Herbel to the north, Maarat Umm Hawsh to the northeast, and Tell Jabin to the southwest.

Tell Qarah
تلقراح
Village
Tell Qarah is located in Syria
Tell Qarah
Tell Qarah
Location of Tell Qarah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°22′30″N 37°10′56″E / 36.3749°N 37.1821°E / 36.3749; 37.1821
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictMare'
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,477
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1638

On 30 August 2016, the SDF captured the village from ISIL.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Mare'" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ "YPG-led SDF capture 3 villages from ISIS in north Aleppo countryside". Al-Masdar News. 30 August 2016.