al-Bir Fawqani | |
Native Name: | البير فوقاني |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of al-Bir Fawqani in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jarabulus |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Jarabulus |
Population: | 618 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
al-Bir Fawqani (Arabic: البير فوقاني|al-Bīr Fawqānī) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the Sajur Lake, the village is located just 2km (01miles) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep, and about west of river Euphrates.
With 618 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Bir Fawqani administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Nearby localities include Turaykham to the west, al-Bir Tahtani to the northeast, and Qandariyah to the south.