Turkman Bareh | |
Native Name: | تركمان بارح |
Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Turkman Bareh in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Azaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Akhtarin |
Parts Type: | Control |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Syrian Interim Government |
Elevation M: | 467 |
Population: | 1537 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1605 |
Turkman Bareh (ar|تركمان بارح|Turkumān Bāriḩ), alternatively spelled Barih, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. About 40km (30miles) northeast of the city of Aleppo and about south of Syria's border with Turkey, it is administratively part of Nahiya Akhtarin of Azaz District. Nearby localities include Dabiq to the west and Akhtarin to the south. In the 2004 census, Turkman Bareh had a population of 1,537. The town is inhabited by Turkmen.[1]
The town has been in close proximity to sustained fighting in the Syrian civil war.