Nayarah Explained

Nayarah
Native Name:نيارة
Native Name Lang:ar
Other Name:Nijar (نيارة)
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Nayarah in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Azaz
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Azaz
Population:1337
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1573

Nayarah (Arabic: نيارة), alternatively spelled Niyarah, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located at 37.14439 36.43264 on the Queiq Plain, 5km (03miles) northeast of Azaz, north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include al-Salameh to the west and Tatiyah to the north. In the 2004 census, Nayarah had a population of 1,337.[1]

During the Roman Empire Nayarah/Nijar was a civitas of the Roman Province of Syria, known as Niara.[2] [3]

Demographics

In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Nayarah as a Turkish village of 15 households, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.sy/new web site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-22-2004.htm نتائج تعداد السكان والمساكن لعام 2004 على مستوى المدينة / قرية
  2. http://imperium.ahlfeldt.se/places/30346.html Nijara?
  3. Richard J. A. Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World (Princeton University Press, 2000) p1033.
  4. Book: Hartmann . Martin . Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket . 1894 . W. Pormetter . Berlin . 95 . 30 November 2022 . nīgere 15 T.