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Ghandoura 
Summary
Ghandoura (Arabic: غندورة, romanized: Gandūra; Turkish: Gındıra) is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura in Jarabulus District, the town is inhabited by Turkmen[2] and had a population of 1,658 as per the 2004 census.[1] It is located midway between Al-Rai and Jarabulus, at the northern banks of Sajur River, some 4 km (2.5 mi) south east of the Sajur Dam.
Ghandoura
غندورة | |
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Town | |
  Ghandoura Location of Ghandoura in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′10″N 37°43′57″E / 36.6694°N 37.7325°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Jarabulus |
| Subdistrict | Ghandoura |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004)[1] | 1,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C2250 |
Syrian Civil War edit
On 28 July 2016, US airstrikes killed at least 28 civilians, mostly women and including seven children in Ghandoura.[3][4][5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Ghandoura" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 12. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Spencer Ackerman (29 July 2016). "US military says it may have killed more civilians in latest airstrike in Syria". Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Syrie: 15 civils tués dans des frappes de la coalition" (in French). AFP. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "U.S. assessing reports air strike in Syria caused civilian casualties". Reuters. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "UN Syria envoy tells Russia: Leave Aleppo corridors 'to us'". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Syria: Reports of civilian deaths in US-led strikes". Retrieved 1 August 2016.