Maran, Syria

Maran
مران
Town
Maran is located in Syria
Maran
Maran
Location of Maran in Syria
Coordinates: 36°16′27″N 37°21′04″E / 36.2742°N 37.3511°E / 36.2742; 37.3511
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Districtal-Bab
Subdistrictal-Bab
Population
 (2004)[1]
3,670
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1210

Maran (Arabic: مران; also spelled Marran) is a town in northern Syria, in the west of the Al-Bab District of Aleppo Governorate, about halfway between the cities of Al-Bab and Aleppo. On 22 January 2017, Maran was captured by Government forces.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2004 Census Data for Nahiya al-Bab" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Paul Antonopoulos (22 January 2017). "Syrian Army blitzes through east Aleppo countryside liberating several towns from ISIS". Al-Masdar News.