Akhtarin Subdistrict
ناحية أخترين | |
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 Location of Akhtarin Subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate | |
  Akhtarin Subdistrict Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Akhtarin): 36°31′47″N 37°20′26″E / 36.5297°N 37.3406°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz District |
| Seat | Akhtarin |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 341.78 km2 (131.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 39,385 |
| Geocode | SY020401 |
Akhtarin Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية أخترين, romanized: Nāḥiyah Akhtarin) is the easternmost subdistrict of Azaz District in the northern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. Its administrative centre and largest town is Akhtarin. Its town of Dabiq is notable for the battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516, and its place in Islamic eschatology. Neighbouring subdistricts are Sawran Subdistrict (northwest) and Mare' Subdistrict (southwest), both in Azaz District, as well as al-Rai Subdistrict (northeast) and al-Bab Subdistrict (southeast), both belonging to al-Bab District. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.
At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 39,385.[1]
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 4 December 2015.