Kabani, Syria

Kabani
كبانة
Village
Kabani
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°43′6″N 36°14′1″E / 35.71833°N 36.23361°E / 35.71833; 36.23361Coordinates: 35°43′6″N 36°14′1″E / 35.71833°N 36.23361°E / 35.71833; 36.23361
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia
District Al-Haffah District
Subdistrict Kinsabba Subdistrict
Occupation 1st Coastal Division, part of Free Syrian Army
Population (2004)
 • Total 902
Time zone UTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode C3751

Kabani or Kabanah (Arabic: كبانة‎) is a Syrian village in the Al-Haffah District in Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kabani had a population of 902 in the 2004 census.[1]

Background

Kabani is under the control of the 1st Coastal Division, part of Free Syrian Army.[2] It witnessed a number of consecutive campaigns (2015–16 Latakia offensive and 2016 Latakia offensive) to control it by the Syrian army, since it is one of the highest points in Jabal al-Akrad, that overlooks the Al-Ghab Plains, and from where the rebels still had the ability to shell places like Qardaha.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ↑ "الخارطة العسكرية للفصائل المسلحة في سورية - الفصائل الثورية في الساحل السوري". syriainside (in Arabic). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Edward. "After 4 years… the regime forces in Latakia reach the nearest point to the administrative borders of Idlib, and displacement in the area out of fear of military operations". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Leith Fadel (18 February 2016). "Syrian Commandos liberate the strategic village of Kinsibba in northeastern Latakia". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Leith Fadel (18 February 2016). "Syrian Army eyes the last rebel stronghold in northeastern Latakia". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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