Haji Kusa | |
Native Name: | حاجي كوسة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Haji Kusa in Syria |
Coordinates: | 36.5556°N 37.6389°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | al-Bab |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | al-Rai |
Parts Type: | Control |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Syrian Interim Government |
Population: | 1011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1253 |
Haji Kusa (ar|حاجي كوسة; tr|Hacı Köse, 'beardless pilgrim') is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. It is located in a sparsely populated area, some east of al-Rai, northeast of al-Bab and west of Manbij. Administratively part of Nahiya al-Rai in al-Bab District, the village is inhabited by Turkmen[1] and had a population of 1,011 as per the 2004 census. On 12 November 2016, Haji Kusa was captured by the Syrian National Army from ISIS.[2]