Al-Bir Fawqani Explained

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.