Zayzafun
| al-Zayzafun الزيزفون İğde[1] ( إغدة ) |
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 al-Zayzafun
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| Coordinates: 36°38′59″N 37°10′51″E / 36.6497°N 37.1808°ECoordinates: 36°38′59″N 37°10′51″E / 36.6497°N 37.1808°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Sawran |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2004)[2] | 820 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Geocode | C1658 |
Zayzafun (Arabic: الزيزفون, translit. Zayzafūn), or İğde (Turkish: İğde, Arabic: إغدة, translit. Īkhdah),[1] also known as Ikadah (Arabic: ايكدة, translit. Īkidah) which may be alternatively spelled Aykadah or Ekdeh, is a village in the northern Aleppo countryside, Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located on the Queiq Plain, between Azaz and Çobanbey (al-Rai), the village is some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and just 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.
Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Kafr Ghan 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south and Hawar Kilis 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east. In the 2004 census, Zayzafun had a population of 820.[2]
Syrian Civil War[edit]
In the Syrian Civil War, the Ikadah IDP Camp, located 1 km (0.62 mi) north of the village at the border to Turkey, offered shelter to internally displaced persons (IDPs), mostly from the subdistricts of Azaz, Nubl, Tell Rifaat and Mare'.[3] In April 2016, the Ikadah camp was filled with 7,763 IDPs, when an imminent ISIL counter-offensive prompted a complete evacuation of the Ikadah camp and neighboring camps near Shamarin and Harjala.[4] On April 14, rebels retreated from Zayzafun and the neighboring villages down to Kafr Ghan and Baraghida, leaving the remaining rebel forces around Dudyan surrounded by ISIL.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (Turkish) — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 13 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ REACH Situation Overview: Displacement from Aleppo Governorate, Syria (PDF) (Report). REACH Initiative. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Situation Overview: Displacement in Northern Aleppo Governorate towards A’zaz (PDF) (Report). REACH Initiative. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Chris Tomson (14 April 2016). "Rebels flee across Turkish border as ISIS snatches more villages – Map update". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Flash Update Developments in Northwestern Syria (PDF) (Report). UN OCHA. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
