Ghandoura
Ghandoura
غندورة | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Ghandoura Location of Ghandoura in Syria | |
Coordinates: 36°40′10″N 37°43′57″E / 36.6694°N 37.7325°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Jarabulus |
Subdistrict | Ghandoura |
Control | ![]() ![]() |
Population (2004)[1] | 1,658 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C2250 |
Ghandoura (Arabic: غندورة, romanized: Gandūra) is a small town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura in Jarabulus District, the town has a population of 1,658 as per the 2004 census.[1] It is located midway between Al-Rai and Jarabulus, at the northern banks of Sajur River, some 4 km (2.5 mi) south east of the .
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Ghandoura is the administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura of the Jarabulus District.
Syrian Civil War[]
On 28 July 2016, US airstrikes killed at least 28 civilians, mostly women and including seven children in Ghandoura.[2][3][4][5][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Ghandoura" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Spencer Ackerman (29 July 2016). "US military says it may have killed more civilians in latest airstrike in Syria". Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Syrie: 15 civils tués dans des frappes de la coalition" (in French). AFP. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "U.S. assessing reports air strike in Syria caused civilian casualties". Reuters. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "UN Syria envoy tells Russia: Leave Aleppo corridors 'to us'". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Syria: Reports of civilian deaths in US-led strikes". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
Categories:
- Populated places in Jarabulus District