Al-Jarniyah

Al-Jarniyah
الجرنية
Town
Al-Jarniyah is located in Syria
Al-Jarniyah
Al-Jarniyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E / 36.159560; 38.236989
CountrySyria
GovernorateRaqqa
Districtal-Tabqah
Subdistrictal-Jarniyah
Control Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Elevation
371 m (1,217 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
2,686
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

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-Tabqah District. The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2,686.

The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of ISIL control since 2014.

Syrian Civil War

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Al Jarnīyah, Raqqa, Syria". CountryBox.info. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Syrian census 2004". HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'C5965'
  3. ↑ "Map of Al Jarniyah – GeoLocated Syria". GeoLocated. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Syrian Democratic Forces reach Euphrates, besiege ISIS-held area". al-Masdar News. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2017.