Al-Hadher, Syria
Al-Hadher
الحاضر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Al-Hadher Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′45″N 37°3′27″E / 35.99583°N 37.05750°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Mount Simeon |
| Subdistrict | al-Hadher |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 8,550 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C1182 |
Al-Hadher (Arabic: الحاضر; transliteration: al-Ḥāḍir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hadher had a population of 8,550 in the 2004 census.[1]
It is 4 kilometers east of the ancient town of Qinnasrin (Chalcis ad Belum).[2] It was founded by the Arab tribe of Tanukh as a ḥāḍir (a settlement of sedentarized Bedouin) in the 4th century under Byzantine rule.[3] Al-Hadher served as the headquarters of Jund Qinnasrin, (military district of Qinnasrin).[2]
Syrian Civil War
On 8 August 2012, the Free Syrian Army captured al-Hadher.[4]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ a b Burns 1992, p. 257.
- ^ Sauvaget 1971, p. 85.
- ^ اتحاد تنسيقيات الثورة السورية في حلب (2012-08-09). حلب - الحاضر :: تحرير الناحية على يد الجيش الحر 8-8-2012م. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via YouTube.
Bibliography
- Burns, Ross (1992). Monuments of Syria: A Guide. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 9781845119478.
- Sauvaget, J. (1971). "Halab". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 85–90. OCLC 495469525.