Nahiya Akhtarin

Nahiya Akhtarin ناحية أخترين
Subdistrict
Location of Nahiya Akhtarin within Aleppo Governorate
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Azaz District
Seat	Akhtarin
Area
• Total	341.78 km2 (131.96 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]	39,385
Geocode	SY020401

Nahiya Akhtarin (Arabic: ناحية أخترين‎, translit. Nāḥiyah Akhtarin‎) is the easternmost subdistrict of Azaz District in the northern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria, on the border with Turkey. Its administrative centre and largest town is Akhtarin. Its town of Dabiq is notable for the battle of Marj Dabiq in 1516, and its place in Islamic eschatology. Neighbouring subdistricts are Nahiya Sawran (northwest) and Nahiya Mare' (southwest), both in Azaz District, as well as Nahiya al-Rai (northeast) and Nahiya al-Bab (southeast), both belonging to al-Bab District. To the north is the Kilis Province of Turkey.

At the 2004 census, the subdistrict had a population of 39,385.^[1]

Cities, towns and villages

References

Aleppo Governorate
Capital: Aleppo
District of Jabal Sem‘ān‎ Aleppo Abtin Anadan Babis Banis Barnah Barqum Bawabiyah Darat Izza Fah al-Farafirah Haddadin al-Hader Humayrah Hayyan Hur Huraytan al-Hutah Huweir al-Iss Injarah al-Iss Jazraya Jubb Kas Kafr Hamrah Kafr Saghir Khan Tuman Maarat al-Antiq Maratat al-Muslimiyah Maryamin al-Mintar al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah al-Shamaliyah Qaras Qibtan al-Jabal al-Sakhriyah Shaykh Najjar Taqad Tell al-Daman Tell Hidyah Tell Shuayr Samaan Tell Shughayb al-Wadihi Yaqid al-Adas Zammar al-Zirbah Zitan
Azaz District Ablah Ahras Azaz Akhtarin Aq Burhan Bahwartah Baraghida Baruza Bayanoun Bel Dabiq Deir Jamal Dudyan Duwaybiq Fafin al-Fayruziyah Ghaytun Ghurur Hawar Kilis Herbel Ihtaimlat Jarez al-Judaydah Ka'ibah Kadrish Kafra Kafr Burayshah Kafr Kalbin Kafr Khasher Kafr Naseh Kafr Naya Kafr Shoush Kaljibrin Ma'arin Ma'arat Umm Hawsh al-Malikiyah Maraanaz Mare' Mayer Menagh Murayghil Naddah Nayarah Nubl Qabtan Qar Kalbin Rael Ratyan al-Salameh Sawran Shamarikh Shamarin Shaykh Issa Shuwayrin Sijaraz Sunbul Taanah Tal'ar Gharbi Tal'ar Sharqi Talalin Tall Battal Tall Tanah Tat Hims Tatiyah Tell Jabin Tell Qarah Tell Rifaat Tulayl ash-Sham Turkman Bareh al-Yaarubiyah Yahmul al-Yamamah Krum Az-Zahiriyah al-Zahraa Zayzafun Ziadiyah
Afrin District Afrin Ain Dara Aqiba Awlad al-Arab Barad Baselhaya Basouta Beit Adin Bulbul Burj Abdullah Burj Haider Darmashkanli Deir Ballut Fafertin Jalbul Jalmah Jindires Inab Kafr Safra Kimar Karzahayel Maabatli Maryamin Maydan Ikbis Qatma Rajo Sharran Shaykh al-Hadid
Atarib District Atarib al-Abzamo Batibo al-Jinah Ibbin Samaan Kafr Halab Kafr Karmin Kafr Naha Kafr Nasih al-Atarib Kafr Nuran Maarat Atarib Awayjil al-Sahharah al-Shaykh Ali Urum al-Kubra Urum al-Sughra
Ayn al-Arab District Ayn al-Arab al-Farazdaq al-Haqel Jaadat al-Samaawat al-Jalbiyah Jubb Faraj Kabir Mil Qibbah Qinayah Ramilah Ras al-Ayn Qibli Sarrin Shuyukh Fawqani Shuyukh Tahtani Tell Abyad Tahtani
Al-Bab District al-Bab Ameriyeh Arima Bizaah al-Burj Haddabat Haji Kusa Hezwan Maran Qabbasin al-Rai Sosyan Tedef Tell Rahal Al-Waqf
Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir Humaymah Kabirah al-Jabbul Kuwayris Sharqi Mazburah al-Raa'i Rasm al-Abed Rasm Harmil al-Imam Shaykh Ahmad Tell Ayoub
Jarabulus District Jarabulus Ayn al-Bayda Amarnah Arab Azzah Balaban al-Bir Fawqani al-Bir Tahtani Dabis Ghandoura al-Hajaliah al-Haluwaniyah Haymar al-Jamel Jarabulus Tahtani Fursan Lilawa Marma al-Hajar Mazaalah Qandariyah Qebbet al-Turkmen Qirq Maghar al-Suwaydah Yusuf Bayk
Manbij District Manbij Abu Kahf Abu Qilqil Arab Hassan Kabir Awsajli Kabir Dakhirah Dandaniya Hamir Labidah Hayyah Kabirah Jubb Hamza Al-Khafsah Khan al-Humr al-Maamurah al-Mahsanah Khafsah Maskanah Mallah Mujammaa Huttin al-Nasiriyah Fawqani Qashlat Yusef Basha Ras al-Ayn al-Bumane' Saan al-Ghazal al-Tadamon Talhuthan Tell Aswad Tell Akhdar al-Zahirah Zunqul
Al-Safira District al-Safira Abu Jurayn al-Safirah Aqrabah Banan al-Hajib Hawwaz Khanasir Qulayaa Rasm Al-Nafl al-Samiriyah Tat Tell Aran Tell Hasil Zira'ah