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Tall Tanah

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Tall Tanah
ثلثانة
Village
Tall Tanah is located in Syria
Tall Tanah
Tall Tanah
Location of Tall Tanah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 37°20′37″E / 36.4453°N 37.3436°E / 36.4453; 37.3436
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Elevation
496 m (1,627 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,148
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1606

Tall Tanah (Arabic: تلتانة, romanizedThalthānah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated on the southeastern edge of the Queiq Plain, bordering the Aqil mountains, and some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the Shahba reservoir, it is located 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Akhtarin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo.

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Talatayna 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north, and Ablah 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Tall Tanah had a population of 1,148.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.