al-Salameh | |
Native Name: | السلامة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Azaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Azaz |
Population: | 1408 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1561 |
al-Salameh (Arabic: السلامة|al-Salāmah), originally Suji (Turkish: Sucu) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 4km (02miles) northeast of Azaz, north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the Bab al-Salameh Border Crossing to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[1] [2]
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah to the east, and Shamarikh to the northeast. In the 2004 census, Bab al-Salameh had a population of 1,408.
Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkish village in late 19th century.[3]