Rael (Arabic: راعل, romanized: Rā'aīl), also spelled Ra'il, is a Turkmen[2] village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Ihtaimlat 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south and Dabiq 5 km (3.1 mi) to the south. In the 2004 census, Rael had a population of 1,750.[1]

Rael راعل
Town
Rael Location of in Syria
Coordinates: 36°35′50″N 37°16′05″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Azaz
Subdistrict	Sawran
Control	Turkey Syrian Interim Government
Elevation	462 m (1,516 ft)
Population  (2004)[1]	1,750
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C1665

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