Taanah, Syria

Taanah طعانة
Village
Taanah Location of Taanah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°23′09″N 37°19′40″E / 36.3858°N 37.3278°ECoordinates: 36°23′09″N 37°19′40″E / 36.3858°N 37.3278°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Azaz
Subdistrict	Akhtarin
Elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Population (2004)[1]	1,062
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode	C1590

Taanah (Arabic: طعانة‎, translit. Ţa‘ānah‎), alternatively spelled Tana, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the Aqil mountains, some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the Shahba reservoir, it is located about halfway between Akhtarin and the northern outskirts of the city of Aleppo.

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Ablah 6 km (3.7 mi) to the north and Fafin 6 km (3.7 mi) to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Taanah had a population of 1,062.^[1]

References

1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (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.