al-Fayruziyah

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al-Fayruziyah
الفيرزية
Village
al-Fayruziyah is located in Syria
al-Fayruziyah
al-Fayruziyah
Location of al-Fayruziyah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°35′49″N 37°08′43″E / 36.5969°N 37.1453°E / 36.5969; 37.1453
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAzaz
Population
 (2004)[1]
88
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1560

al-Fayruziyah (Arabic: الفيرزية) is a small village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Azaz, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, and Yahmul 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, al-Fayruziyah had a population of 88.[1]

References[edit]

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