Yusuf Bayk

Yusuf Bey[1]
يوسف باي
Village
Yusuf Bey[1]
Location of Yusuf Bey[1] in Syria
Coordinates: 36°44′22″N 37°55′23″E / 36.7394°N 37.9231°E / 36.7394; 37.9231
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Elevation 414 m (1,358 ft)
Population (2004)[2] 1,138
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode C2236

Yusuf Bey[1] (Turkish: Yusuf Bey, Arabic: يوسف باي‎) or Yusuf Bayk (Arabic: يوسف بك‎, translit. Yūsuf Bayk) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, halfway between Jarabulus and the lower course of Sajur River, the village is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of river Euphrates and about 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 1,138 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Yusuf Bayk administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[2] Nearby localities include Haymar 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the north, Qandariyah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, and Mazaalah 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) - Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri. ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011.
  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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