Mare'
Mare' (Arabic: مارع Māriʿ, locally pronounced Mēreʿ), also spelled Marea, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Mare' nahiyah in the Azaz District. Located some 25 kilometers north of the city of Aleppo, the town has a population of 16,904 as per the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Shaykh Issa and Tell Rifaat to the west, A'zaz to the northwest, Dabiq to the northeast, al-Bab to the southeast, and Maarat Umm Hawsh and Herbel to the south.
Mare'
مارع | |
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Town | |
Mare' Location of Mare' in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′58″N 37°11′47″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Mare' |
| Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2004) | 16,904 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1643 |
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