Mazaalah, Jarabulus Explained

Mazaalah
Native Name:مزعلة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mazaalah in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jarabulus
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Jarabulus
Population:987
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C2240

Mazaalah (Arabic: مزعلة|Māz‘ālāh; Turkish: Mızale or Turkish: Mizali) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, north of Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, the village is located about 8km (05miles) west of river Euphrates and about south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 987 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Mazaalah administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Turkmen inhabits the village.[1] [2] Nearby localities include Yusuf Bayk to the northwest, and Ayn al-Bayda to the southeast.

Notes and References

  1. 14 November 2011 . Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri . ORSAM . 12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005153702/http://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/trUploads/Yazilar/Dosyalar/2013320_83t.pdf . 14 April 2023 . 2015-10-05 .
  2. Book: Erol . Mehmet . Halep Türkmenleri Halk Kültürü Araştırması [Aleppo Turkmen Folklore Research] . 2012 . 46 . tr.