Herbel
حربل
Village
Herbel is located in Syria
Herbel
Herbel
Location of Herbel in Syria
Coordinates: 36°25′57″N 37°09′54″E / 36.4325°N 37.165°E / 36.4325; 37.165
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictMare'
Population
 (2004)[1]
3,403
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1631

Herbel (Arabic: حربل, also spelled Herbil and Harbul) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. With a population of 3,403 as per the 2004 census.[1] Administratively, it is part of the Nahiya Mare' in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Tell Rifaat to the northwest, Mare' to the northeast, Maarat Umm Hawsh to the southeast and Ihras to the southwest.

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023)

On 11 June 2023, a Russian soldier was killed and 4 others were injured by Turkish shelling on their military vehicle near the village. This came after a day after a Turkish drone strike killed 3 YPG fighters on the same frontline.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Mare'" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ "Reports say Turkish shelling in north Syria kills a Russian soldier, wounds others". The Associated Press. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.


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