Banan, Syria

Banan
بنان
Town
Banan
Location of Banan in Syria
Coordinates: 35°58′00″N 37°18′00″E / 35.966667°N 37.3°E / 35.966667; 37.3
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District al-Safira
Subdistrict Banan
Elevation 508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (2004)[1] 4,186
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Banan (Arabic: بنان‎) is a town in the Aleppo Governorate. It is the administrative center of a nafiya with the same name, and part of the As-Safira District.

Geography

The town is located to the southwest of the Sabkhat al-Jabbul, with an altitude of 508 meters.[2] It is 23 km to the southeast of Aleppo, and 282 km from the capital Damascus.

Population

According to the 2004 census, the population was 4186, including 2171 males and 2015 females.[1]

Transportation

The town was served by Aleppo International Airport.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Banan" (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.
  2. 1 2 "Banan, Syria Page". www.fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

Coordinates: 35°58′N 37°18′E / 35.967°N 37.300°E / 35.967; 37.300

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