Jarabulus Tahtani Explained

Jarabulus Tahtani
Native Name:جرابلس تحتاني
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Jarabulus Tahtani in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jarabulus
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Jarabulus
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
P1:
Syrian Interim Government
Elevation M:352
Population:2170
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C2226

Jarabulus Tahtani (Arabic: جرابلس تحتاني|Jarābulus Taḩtānī|lit=Lower Jarabulus) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated in the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands, on the western banks of river Euphrates, the village is located some to the southeast of Jarabulus, and about south of the border with the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 2,170 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, is the second largest village of Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. The bridge connecting Jarabulus Tahtani with Shuyukh Fawqani was severely damaged in March 2015.

Syrian Civil War

See also: Siege of Kobanî and Operation Euphrates Shield.

On 6 March 2015, following the Kurdish retaking of Kobanî, ISIL blew up the western side of al-Nasiriyyah Bridge,[1] a modern road bridge that had previously been damaged by artillery on 10 February 2014. Jarabulus Tahtani was captured on 24 August 2016 by Turkish-backed FSA militias on the first day of Operation Euphrates Shield.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ISIS destroys part of Jarabulus bridge as battles intensify with Kurds . Zaman Al Wasl . 7 March 2015 . 29 August 2016.