Al-Jarniyah Explained

Official Name:Al-Jarniyah
Native Name:الجرنية
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Raqqa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Thawra
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Jarniyah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2686
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.1596°N 38.237°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:371

Al-Jarniyah (Arabic: الجرنية), also written Jurneyyeh, is a town in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is the administrative centre of Al-Jarniyah subdistrict in Al-Thawrah District.[3] The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2686.[1]

The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of ISIL control since 2014.[4]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian Civil War. The ISIL control of the town was ended in December 2016, when SDF forces cut off and cleared a large part of the Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syrian census 2004. HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'C5965'.
  2. Web site: Al Jarnīyah, Raqqa, Syria. CountryBox.info. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20190625014940/http://www.countrybox.info/city/SY/169162/al-jarniyah/. 25 June 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Map of Al Jarniyah – GeoLocated Syria. GeoLocated. 20 December 2016.
  4. Web site: ISIS - ISIL map. Liveuamap. 20 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Syrian Democratic Forces reach Euphrates, besiege ISIS-held area. al-Masdar News. 4 January 2017. 19 December 2016. 30 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181130074643/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-democratic-forces-reach-euphrates-besiege-isis-held-area/. dead.