Yahmul

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Yahmul
يحمول
Village
Yahmul is located in Syria
Yahmul
Yahmul
Location of Yahmul in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°07′56″E / 36.5825°N 37.1322°E / 36.5825; 37.1322
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAzaz
Population
 (2004)[1]
612
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1571

Yahmul (Arabic: يحمول) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located halfway between Azaz and Sawran on the Queiq Plain, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkish village in late 19th century.[2]

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the northwest, and Jarez 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast. In the 2004 census, Yahmul had a population of 612.[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.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.