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B'zaah (Arabic: بزاعة) is a town located 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the city of al-Bab in northern-central Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is administratively part of Nahiya al-Bab in al-Bab District. The town had a population of 12,718 as per the 2004 census.[1] The residents of Bizaah are mostly Arabs and Turks with a Kurdish[2] minority.

Bizaah بزاعة
Town
Bizaah Location of Bizaah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°22′51″N 37°33′54″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	al-Bab
Subdistrict	al-Bab
Control	Turkey Syrian Interim Government
Population  (2004)[1]	12,718
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C1188

History

During the Roman Empire the town was known as Beselatha, which became Buza'a in the Middle Ages.[3]

Medieval era

Located on the road to Aleppo, Bizaah was captured during attempts to siege the main city. The first was in early 1119, when Roger of Antioch captured it from the Turcoman prince Ilghazi of Mardin.[4] While the second was in 1138, during the Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos campaign in Syria.[5]

Syrian Civil War

During the Syrian Civil War in the summer of 2013 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria had a presence in the town and by mid-November 2013, was in full control of the town. On 23 February 2017, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army and other affiliated rebels captured the town.[6][7]

Notable people

• Sayf Balud[8]

References

Bibliography

• Runciman, Steven (1987). A History of the Crusades, Volume 2. CUP Archive. ISBN 9780521347716.

На других языках

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- [en] Bizaah

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[ru] Бизаа

Бизаа (араб. بزاعة‎) — город на севере Сирии, расположенная на территории мухафазы Халеб. Входит в состав нахии Эль-Баб, которая, в свою очередь, является частью одноимённого района.

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