Yahmul
يحمول | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°07′56″E / 36.5825°N 37.1322°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Azaz |
Population (2004)[1] | 612 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C1571 |
Yahmul (Arabic: يحمول) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located halfway between Azaz and Sawran on the Queiq Plain, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkish village in late 19th century.[2]
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the northwest, and Jarez 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast. In the 2004 census, Yahmul had a population of 612.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.