Ablah
Ablah (Arabic: عبلة, romanized: ‘Ablah; Kurdish: Ebla) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in a wadi surrounded by the Aqil mountains and some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the Shahba reservoir, it is located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Akhtarin and some 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo.
Ablah
عبلة | |
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Village | |
  Ablah Location of Ablah in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°26′01″N 37°21′20″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Akhtarin |
| Elevation | 518 m (1,699 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 517 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1584 |
Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Tall Tanah 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the northwest and Hezwan 5 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast. In the 2004 census, Ablah had a population of 517.[1]
Syrian Civil War
On March 26 2022, a fighter of the Syrian National Army was shot dead in the village by a Kurdish sniper.[2]
References
- "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-10. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- "By Kurdish bullets | Member of Turkish-backed factions killed on Aleppo frontlines". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 March 2022.
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