Armanaz
أَرْمَنَاز | |
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Town | |
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  Armanaz | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′N 36°30′E / 36.083°N 36.500°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| 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.
- ^ a b c General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Syria: Rebels appear to control large parts of northwest. Global Post. 2012-07-04.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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