Amarnah

Amarnah
تل العمارة
Village
Amarnah

Location of Amarnah in Syria

Coordinates: 36°44′32″N 38°00′40″E / 36.7422°N 38.0111°E / 36.7422; 38.0111Coordinates: 36°44′32″N 38°00′40″E / 36.7422°N 38.0111°E / 36.7422; 38.0111
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (2004)[1] 1,050
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C2213

Amarnah (Arabic: تل العمارة, translit. Tal al-'Amārat; Kurdish: Emarnê), also referred to as Tal Elamara is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located about halfway between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, and about 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 1,050 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Amarnah administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Nearby localities include al-Jamel 3 km (1.9 mi) to the north, and Ayn al-Bayda 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast.

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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