Celemê

Çeleme[1]
Djélémé
جلمة
Town
Jalamah
Çeleme[1]
Coordinates: 36°21′26″N 36°46′13″E / 36.35722°N 36.77028°E / 36.35722; 36.77028
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Afrin District
Subdistrict Jindires
Control Syrian opposition Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Çeleme[1] (Turkish: Çeleme, Arabic: جلمة‎, translit. Jalamah) or Jalamah (Arabic: جلمة‎, also spelled, Djélémé, Celemê or Jalmé) is a town in northern Syria situated in Afrin District. It is located on the southern edge of the Afrin plain, 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest by road from Aleppo and 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Afrin.[2] Nearby localities include Jandairis to the northwest, Askê to the east and Afrin to the northeast. On March 11th, 2018, the town came under the control of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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, 33 pages.
  2. ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.


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