Banan
بنان | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Banan Location of Banan in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′00″N 37°18′00″E / 35.966667°N 37.3°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Safira |
| Subdistrict | Banan |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,186 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Banan (Arabic: بنان) is a town in the Aleppo Governorate. It is the administrative center of a nahiya with the same name, and part of the As-Safira District.
The town is located to the southwest of the Sabkhat al-Jabbul, with an altitude of 508 meters. It is 23 km to the southeast of Aleppo, and 282 km from the capital Damascus.
According to the 2004 census, the population was 4186, including 2171 males and 2015 females.
The town was served by Aleppo International Airport.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
