Ayn Issa

Ayn Issa
عين عيسى
Town
Ayn Issa nahiya within Raqqa Governorate
Ayn Issa nahiya within Raqqa Governorate
Ayn Issa is located in Syria
Ayn Issa
Ayn Issa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°23′7″N 38°51′34″E / 36.38528°N 38.85944°E / 36.38528; 38.85944
Country Syria
GovernorateRaqqa
DistrictTell Abyad
SubdistrictAyn Issa
ControlAutonomous Administration of North and East Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Town
6,730
 • Nahiyah
40,912
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
P-Code
C5905
GeocodeSY110202

Ayn Issa[2] (Arabic: عين عيسى, also spelled Ain Issa. Meaning Spring of Jesus)[3] is a town in the Tell Abyad District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria. It is located halfway between the Syria–Turkey border town of Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa. Through the city runs the M4 highway connecting Aleppo with the Hasakah Governorate.[4]

  1. ^ "2004 Census Data for Ayn Issa nahiyah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "U.S. soldier dies following IED blast in northern Syria". Reuters. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Syrian Observatory: government forces deploy to Ain Issa in northern Syria". Reuters. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ RA, enab07 (2019-12-05). "Ain Issa: from an obscure town to SDF headquarters". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 2022-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)