Khanasir

Khanasir
خناصر
Town
Ministry of Local Administration, Khanasir. Note old parts in the facade.
Ministry of Local Administration, Khanasir. Note old parts in the facade.
Khanasir is located in Syria
Khanasir
Khanasir
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°47′0″N 37°29′50″E / 35.78333°N 37.49722°E / 35.78333; 37.49722
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAl-Safira
SubdistrictKhanasir
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
2,397
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area codeCountry code: 963

Khanasir (Arabic: خناصر / ALA-LC: Khanāṣir),[1] also spelt Khanaser, is a town located in Syria's as-Safira District. It is one of twenty-four towns and villages located in the Khanasir valley, an area with a population of 11,000 people.[2]

  1. ^ France, 2007, p. 243.
  2. ^ T.L. Nielsen and M.A. Zöbisch (30 May 2001). "Multi-factorial causes of land-use change: land-use dynamics in the agropastoral village of Im Mial, northwestern Syria". Land Degradation & Development. 12 (2). John Wiley & Sons: 143–161. doi:10.1002/ldr.445. S2CID 162096783. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011.