Tell Aran
Tell Aran
تل عرن | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 36°7′23″N 37°20′13″E / 36.12306°N 37.33694°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Safira |
| Subdistrict | Tell Aran |
| Control | Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 17,767 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tell Aran (Arabic: تل عرن; also spelled, Tell Arn; ancient Arne, Kurdish: Girê Aran) is a Kurdish-majority town in northern Syria, administratively part of the al-Safira District of the Aleppo Governorate, located southeast of Aleppo close to Sabkhat al-Jabbul. Nearby localities include Tell Hasel, al-Nayrab and Tell Shughayb to the northwest and al-Safira to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tell Aran had a population of 17,767 in the 2004 census. The town is famous for its grapes, vineyards and gardens. The number of residents of Tell Aran has exceeded 60,000, after a large number of people were displaced from the city of Aleppo due to the civil war.