Zayzafun
al-Zayzafun
الزيزفون | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 36°38′59″N 37°10′51″E / 36.6497°N 37.1808°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Sawran |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2004) | 820 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1658 |
Zayzafun (Arabic: الزيزفون, romanized: Zayzafūn), also known as Ikadah (Arabic: ايكدة, romanized: Īkidah; Turkish: İğde), is a village in the northern Aleppo countryside, Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located on the Queiq Plain, between Azaz and Al-Rai, the village is some 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and just 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the border with the Turkish Province of Kilis.
Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Kafr Ghan 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south and Hawar Kilis 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east. In the 2004 census, Zayzafun had a population of 820.