Armanaz
أَرْمَنَاز | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 36°05′N 36°30′E / 36.083°N 36.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
District | Harem District |
Nahiyah | Armanaz Nahiyah |
Occupation | Hayat Tahrir al-Sham |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 10,296 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Armanaz (Arabic: أَرْمَنَاز, romanized: Armanāz) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Harem District, in the Idlib Governorate. It is located 20 kilometers northwest of Idlib near the Syrian-Turkish borders.[2] Nearby localities include Salqin, Harem and Kafr Takharim to the north and Idlib, Ma'arrat Misrin and Saraqib to the southeast.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Armanaz had a population of 10,296 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3] The town is the administrative center of the Armanaz Subdistrict (nahiyah), consisting of 12 villages with a combined population of 27,267.[1]
Armanaz is well known for its glass-manufacturing industry.[4] It is the only village in northern Syria that specializes in this artisan craft, which it has been specializing since ancient times.[3] It's also well known for its olive groves, olive oil and pottery.
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