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Taanah
طعانة
Village
Taanah is located in Syria
Taanah
Taanah
Location of Taanah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°23′09″N 37°19′40″E / 36.3858°N 37.3278°E / 36.3858; 37.3278
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Elevation
504 m (1,654 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,062
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1590

Taanah (Arabic: طعانة, romanizedŢa‘ānah), alternatively spelled Tana, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated in the Aqil mountains, some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the Shahba reservoir, it is located about halfway between Akhtarin and the northern outskirts of the city of Aleppo.

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Ablah 6 km (3.7 mi) to the north and Fafin 6 km (3.7 mi) to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Taanah had a population of 1,062.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.