al-Bir Fawqani (Arabic: البير فوقاني, romanized: al-Bīr Fawqānī) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, about halfway between Jarabulus and the Sajur Lake, the village is located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep, and about 13 km (8.1 mi) west of river Euphrates.

al-Bir Fawqani البير فوقاني
Village
al-Bir Fawqani Location of al-Bir Fawqani in Syria
Coordinates: 36°45′59″N 37°52′43″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Jarabulus
Subdistrict	Jarabulus
Population  (2004)[1]	618
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

With 618 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Bir Fawqani administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District.[1] Nearby localities include Turaykham 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west, al-Bir Tahtani 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northeast, and Qandariyah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.

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