Haymar, Syria

Haymar
حيمر
Village
Haymar is located in Syria
Haymar
Haymar
Location of Haymar in Syria
Coordinates: 36°45′47″N 37°55′46″E / 36.7631°N 37.9294°E / 36.7631; 37.9294
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictJarabulus
Elevation
459 m (1,506 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,749
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2229

Haymar (Arabic: حيمر, romanizedḨaymar), also spelled Heymer, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, the village is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southwest of Jarabulus and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 1,749 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Haymar administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Nearby localities include al-Haluwaniyah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest, Tall Shair 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast, and Yusuf Bayk 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the south.

References

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