Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict Explained

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
Settlement Type:Subdistrict (Nahiyah)
Native Name:ناحية الجرنية
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Raqqa Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Thawrah District
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:31,786
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.1596°N 38.237°W
Elevation M:371

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict (ar|ناحية الجرنية|nahiyah al-Jarniyah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate (Syria), approximately west of Raqqa. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 31,786.[1]

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is bounded by Lake Assad to the West and South, Ayn al-Arab District of Aleppo Governorate to the North, and Raqqa District also of Raqqa Governorate to the East.

The administrative centre Al-Jarniyah and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups.[2]

Towns and villages

The towns and villages in Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were:[3]

Notable places

Syrian civil war

See main article: article. By March 2013 Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict, with the rest of Raqqa countryside, had fallen into rebel hands.[5]

See main article: article. During December 2016 the Syrian Democratic Forces drove ISIS out of most Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.With the help of US special forces, Bir Shallal and nearby villages in the north-east of the nahiyah were taken over in mid December,[6] soon followed by a corridor stretching to Wasta on Lake Assad which cut off the west of the nahiyah which was subsequently taken over.[7] The largest town of the area, Mahmudli in the south west of the nahiyah, was taken over by the SDF at the start of 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . . ar . 15 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115353/http://www.cbssyr.sy/General%20census/census%202004/pop-man.pdf . 8 December 2015 . Also available in English: Web site: 2004 Census Data . . 15 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: ISIS - ISIL map. Liveuamap. 20 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Syrian census 2004. HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'SY110302'.
  4. Web site: ls_pop_v1_150819.xlsx. Whole of Syria Education Focul Point. UNICEF. 13 January 2017.
  5. News: Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq, as War Grows . . 4 March 2013 . Duraid . Adnan . Rick . Gladstone .
  6. Web site: Syrian Democratic Forces capture new areas amidst ISIS retreat. ARA News. 4 January 2017. 18 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171019183452/http://aranews.net/2016/12/syrian-democratic-forces-capture-new-areas-west-raqqa-amid-isis-retreat/. 19 October 2017. dead.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: J.O. Wrath of Euphrates advances 6 km towards Til Samin. Hawar News Agency. 1 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171340/http://en.hawarnews.com/wrath-of-euphrates-advances-6-km-towards-til-samin/. 2017-01-02. dead.

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