al-Dana
ٱلدَّانَا | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°12′52″N 36°46′11″E / 36.21444°N 36.76972°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Harem |
Subdistrict | Al-Dana |
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Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Town | 14,208 |
• Metro | 60,058[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Dana (Arabic: ٱلدَّانَا, romanized: ad-Dānā) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located north of Idlib, 38 kilometers west of Aleppo,[2] and just east of the border with Turkey. Nearby localities include Sarmada to the southwest, Tell Elkarame to the south, Atarib to the southeast, Turmanin to the northeast, Salwah to the north and Qah to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Dana had a population of 14,208 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the al-Dana nahiyah consisting of thirteen villages with a combined population of 60,058.[1] Al-Dana was notable for its indigo dye industry which has since disappeared.[3]
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