Al-Jarniyah (Arabic: الجرنية), also written Jurneyyeh, is a town in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is the administrative centre of Al-Jarniyah subdistrict in Al-Thawrah District.[3] The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2686.[2]
Al-Jarniyah
الجرنية | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Al-Jarniyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36.159560°N 38.236989°E / 36.159560; 38.236989 | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Raqqa |
| District | al-Thawra |
| Subdistrict | al-Jarniyah |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2004 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,686 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of ISIL control since 2014.[4]
The ISIL control of the town was ended in December 2016, when SDF forces cut off and cleared a large part of the Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.[5]
Pcode 'C5965'
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||
| ||||||
| ||||||
This article about a location in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |