Al-Hadher, Syria Explained

Official Name:Al-Hadher
Native Name:الحاضر
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:35.9958°N 37.0575°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mount Simeon
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Hadher
Population Total:8,550
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C1182

Al-Hadher (Arabic: الحاضر; transliteration: al-Ḥāḍir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hadher had a population of 8,550 in the 2004 census.[1]

It is 4 kilometers east of the ancient town of Qinnasrin (Chalcis ad Belum).[2] It was founded by the Arab tribe of Tanukh as a ḥāḍir (a settlement of sedentarized Bedouin) in the 4th century under Byzantine rule.[3] Al-Hadher served as the headquarters of Jund Qinnasrin, (military district of Qinnasrin).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2017-10-20.
  2. Burns 1992, p. 257.
  3. Sauvaget 1971, p. 85.