Arima, Syria

Arima
العريمة
Town
Arima is located in Syria
Arima
Arima
Location of Arima in Syria
Coordinates: 36°28′26″N 37°43′09″E / 36.4739°N 37.7192°E / 36.4739; 37.7192
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
Districtal-Bab
SubdistrictArima
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,839
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Arima (Arabic: العريمة), also spelled Orayma or Arimah, is a town and seat of a subdistrict (nahiya) in Al-Bab District, located 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of the city of al-Bab and 65 kilometers (40 mi) northeast of Aleppo in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 2,839.[1] The town of Qabasin is also to the south-west, and closer than Al-Bab. Manbij city is to the north-east. In course of the Syrian Civil War, the town repeatedly changed hands. As of 2020, it was under dual control of the Syrian government and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Arima" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (3 March 2019). "Syria's war divides communities in flash point town". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Turkish forces bombard Russian command headquarters in west Manbij countryside, forcing civilians to flee". Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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