Bara, Syria

Al-Bara

البارة
Al-Bara البارة
Village
Country	Syria
Governorate	Idlib Governorate
District	Ariha District
Nahiyah	Ihsim
Occupation	Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham;
Population (2004 census)
• Total	10,353
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Bara
بارة
	Ruins of Bara
	Shown within Syria
Location	Idlib Governorate, Syria
Coordinates	35°40′59″N 36°31′59″E / 35.683°N 36.533°E
Type	settlement
Part of	Dead Cities
History
Founded	4th century AD
Abandoned	12th century AD
Cultures	Byzantine
Site notes
Condition	Ruins
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

Bara or al-Bara (Arabic: بارة) is one of the former "Dead Cities" in northwestern Syria. It is located in the Zawiya Mountain approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) north from Hama and approx. 80 km southwest from Aleppo. Al-Bara is also a town in Ariha district. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bara had a population of 10,353 in the 2004 census.^[1]

^ ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)

[CBS-1] General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)

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