Balaban, Syria

Balaban
بلابان
Balban[1] ( بلبان )
Village
Balaban
Location of Balaban in Syria
Coordinates: 36°41′N 37°58′E / 36.683°N 37.967°E / 36.683; 37.967Coordinates: 36°41′N 37°58′E / 36.683°N 37.967°E / 36.683; 37.967
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Population (2004)[2] 227
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Balaban (Arabic: بلابان‎, translit. Bālābān) or (Turkish: Balban, Arabic: بلبان‎, translit. Bālbān)[1] is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and Manbij, the village is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of river Euphrates, and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the lower course of Sajur River.

With 227 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Balaban administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[2] Nearby localities include Dabis 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north.

References

  1. 1 2 Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 11 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Jarabulus" (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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