Bahwartah

Bahvarta[1]
بحوارتا
Bahwartah ( بحروتة )
Town
Bahvarta[1]
Location of Bahvarta[1] in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′30″N 37°19′00″E / 36.575°N 37.3167°E / 36.575; 37.3167
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Azaz
Subdistrict Akhtarin
Elevation 472 m (1,549 ft)
Population (2004)[2] 754
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode C1577

Bahvarta[1] (Turkish: Bahvarta, Arabic: بحوارتا‎, translit. Bāḩwārtā) or Bahwartah (Arabic: بحروتة‎, translit. Baḩwartah, also spelled Bhorta or Bahirta) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, between Sawran and Çobanbey (al-Rai), about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Shuwayrin 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest, and Ziadiyah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast. In the 2004 census, Bahwartah had a population of 754.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) - Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p.13 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011.
  2. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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