Inab

Inab
اناب
Town
Inab
Coordinates: 36°31′5″N 36°57′13″E / 36.51806°N 36.95361°E / 36.51806; 36.95361
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Afrin District
Subdistrict Afrin
Control Syrian opposition Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 2,309
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Inab (Arabic: اناب‎, also called Nepa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Jalbul, Aqiba and Deir Jamal to the south, Karzahayel, Afrin and Ain Dara to the west, Qatma to the north and Manaq, Kafr Kalbin and Kaljibrin to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Inab had a population of 2,309 in the 2004 census.[1]

During the Crusades, in 1149, Nur ad-Din Zangi, achieved a decisive victory against the Crusader army of Raymond of Antioch, and the allied followers of Ali ibn-Wafa, in the Battle of Inab outside the town. The town eventually came under the control of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army on March 10th, 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
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