Marma al-Hajar
Marma al-Hajar
مرمى الحجر Dhashtan | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′57″N 37°59′37″E / 36.7825°N 37.9936°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Jarabulus |
| Subdistrict | Jarabulus |
| Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Population (2004) | 1,818 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C2238 |
Marma al-Hajar (Arabic: مرمى الحجر, romanized: Marmā al-Ḥajar), originally Dashatan (Arabic: طاش اوتان, romanized: Ṭāsh Awtān; Turkish: Taşatan, lit. 'stone thrower'), is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south of Jarabulus, and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep. It is inhabited by Turkmen of the Barak tribe.
With 1,818 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Marma al-Hajar administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Nearby localities include al-Jamel 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast, and Jarabulus Tahtani 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast.