Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
ناحية الجرنية | |
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Subdistrict (
Nahiyah) | |
Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
District | Al-Thawrah District |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 31,786 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict ( Arabic: ناحية الجرنية, romanized: nahiyah al-Jarniyah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate ( Syria), approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Raqqa. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 31,786. [1]
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is bounded by Lake Assad to the West and South, Ayn al-Arab District of Aleppo Governorate to the North, and Raqqa District also of Raqqa Governorate to the East.
The administrative centre Al-Jarniyah and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups. [2]
The towns and villages in Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were: [3]
By March 2013 Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict, with the rest of Raqqa countryside, had fallen into rebel hands. [5]
During December 2016 the Syrian Democratic Forces drove ISIS out of most Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict. With the help of US special forces, Bir Shallal and nearby villages in the north-east of the nahiyah were taken over in mid December, [6] soon followed by a corridor stretching to Wasta on Lake Assad which cut off the west of the nahiyah which was subsequently taken over. [7] The largest town of the area, Mahmudli in the south west of the nahiyah, was taken over by the SDF at the start of 2017. [8]
Pcode 'SY110302'
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict
ناحية الجرنية | |
---|---|
Subdistrict (
Nahiyah) | |
Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
District | Al-Thawrah District |
Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 31,786 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | +3 |
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict ( Arabic: ناحية الجرنية, romanized: nahiyah al-Jarniyah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate ( Syria), approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Raqqa. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 31,786. [1]
Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is bounded by Lake Assad to the West and South, Ayn al-Arab District of Aleppo Governorate to the North, and Raqqa District also of Raqqa Governorate to the East.
The administrative centre Al-Jarniyah and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups. [2]
The towns and villages in Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were: [3]
By March 2013 Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict, with the rest of Raqqa countryside, had fallen into rebel hands. [5]
During December 2016 the Syrian Democratic Forces drove ISIS out of most Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict. With the help of US special forces, Bir Shallal and nearby villages in the north-east of the nahiyah were taken over in mid December, [6] soon followed by a corridor stretching to Wasta on Lake Assad which cut off the west of the nahiyah which was subsequently taken over. [7] The largest town of the area, Mahmudli in the south west of the nahiyah, was taken over by the SDF at the start of 2017. [8]
Pcode 'SY110302'