Al-Burj, al-Bab explained

al-Burj
Native Name:البرج
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of al-Burj in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Bab
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Bab
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
P1:
Syrian Interim Government
Elevation M:548
Population:236
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1192

al-Burj (Arabic: البرج), also spelled Borj, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the northern Aqil mountains, bordering the Queiq Plain to the west, it is located between al-Rai and al-Bab, some 40km (30miles) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. On 7 November 2016, Al Burj was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.[1]

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. Nearby localities include Tall Battal to the south, and Ka'ibah to the northwest, on the Queiq Plain. In the 2004 census, al-Burj had a population of 236.

Notes and References

  1. News: Syrian rebels seize seven villages in major advance towards ISIS stronghold of al-Bab. 2016-11-07. 2016-12-12. 2019-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105205500/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-rebels-seize-seven-villages-major-advance-towards-isis-stronghold-al-bab/. dead.