Oqayba
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Aqîbê
عقيبة | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Aqîbê | |
Coordinates: 36°26′19″N 36°58′2″E / 36.43861°N 36.96722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
District | Afrin District |
Subdistrict | Afrin |
Government | |
• Type | municipal council |
Area | |
• Total | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Land | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
• Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) 0% |
Population (2015 census)[1] | |
• Total | 5,600 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Aqîbê (Arabic: عقيبة of Oqayba, also spelled Aqiba, Akibah or Agiba) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and to the northwest, , Deir Jamal and Tell Rifaat to the northeast, Nubl to the south, Barad to the southwest and Kimar to the west. According to the , Aqîbê had a population of 5600 in the 2015 census.[1] Aqîbê has been under Kurdish control since March 2013.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2015[dead link].According to the . Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ اجتماع لحزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي في قرية عقيبة Hawar News, 2 March 2013 (in Arabic)
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