Al-Salameh, Syria

al-Salameh (Arabic: السلامة, romanized: al-Salāmah), originally Suji (Turkish: Sucu) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Azaz, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the Bab al-Salameh Border Crossing to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.^[2][3]

al-Salameh السلامة
Village
al-Salameh Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°37′08″N 37°04′30″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Azaz
Subdistrict	Azaz
Population  (2004)[1]	1,408
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C1561

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east, and Shamarikh 5 km (3.1 mi) to the northeast. In the 2004 census, Bab al-Salameh had a population of 1,408.^[1]

History

Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkish village in late 19th century.^[4]

References

1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
2. "Independent: Türk ordusu Türkmen güçlerine Azez'e kadar eşlik etti". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
3. Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
4. Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.