Al-Rai
الراعي | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al-Rai Location of Al-Rai in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′43″N 37°26′48″E / 36.6119°N 37.4467°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Bab |
| Subdistrict | al-Rai |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004)[1] | 4,609 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1250 |
Al-Rai (Arabic: الراعي, al-Ra'i or al-Rayi; Turkish: Çobanbey), is a small town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. With 4,609 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Rai is the administrative center of the sparsely populated Nahiya al-Rai.[1] Located on the Istanbul-Baghdad Railway and close to the Turkish border, right across Elbeyli, it is however a strategically important village. The town of Akhtarin, some 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the southwest. Larger towns are Azaz, some 35 kilometers (22 mi) to the west, and Jarablus and Manbij, both some 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the east.
Prior to the Syrian Civil War, the town was inhabited primarily by Turkmen.[2] These Turkmens belong to the Elbegli tribe.[3]
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Rai" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) - Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri. ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011.
- ^ Pürlü, Kadir. "Sivaslıların yarısını ilgilendiren bir konu! İlbeyli Aşireti". Retrieved 13 January 2023.