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Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية الجرنية, romanized: nahiyah al-Jarniyah) is a subdistrict of Al-Thawrah District in Raqqa Governorate (Syria), approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Raqqa. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 31,786.[1]

Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict is bounded by Lake Assad to the West and South, Ayn al-Arab District of Aleppo Governorate to the North, and Raqqa District also of Raqqa Governorate to the East.

The administrative centre Al-Jarniyah and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by SDF, following three years of control by ISIS and other rebel groups.[2]

Towns and villages

The towns and villages in Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were:[3]

Notable places

Qal'at Ja'bar from the north, surrounded by the waters of Lake Assad

Syrian civil war

By March 2013 Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict, with the rest of Raqqa countryside, had fallen into rebel hands.[5]

During December 2016 the Syrian Democratic Forces drove ISIS out of most Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict. With the help of US special forces, Bir Shallal and nearby villages in the north-east of the nahiyah were taken over in mid December,[6] soon followed by a corridor stretching to Wasta on Lake Assad which cut off the west of the nahiyah which was subsequently taken over.[7] The largest town of the area, Mahmudli in the south west of the nahiyah, was taken over by the SDF at the start of 2017.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "General Census of Population and Housing 2004" (PDF) (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data". UN OCHA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Syrian census 2004". HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'SY110302'
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "ls_pop_v1_150819.xlsx". Whole of Syria Education Focul Point. UNICEF. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ Adnan, Duraid; Gladstone, Rick (4 March 2013). "Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq, as War Grows". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Syrian Democratic Forces capture new areas amidst ISIS retreat". ARA News. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ J.O. "Wrath of Euphrates advances 6 km towards Til Samin". Hawar News Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 1 January 2017.