Al-Qahtaniya (Arabic: القحطانية) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of Raqqa Governorate, located just northwest of Raqqa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qahtaniya had a population of 2,490 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Qahtaniya
القحطانية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Qahtaniya Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′37″N 38°55′52″E / 35.99361°N 38.93111°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
| District | Raqqa District |
| Nahiyah | Raqqa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,490 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
On 26 December 2012, during the Syrian civil war, Syrian opposition activists reported that 20 people, among them children, were killed in the village of al-Qahtaniyah by Syrian army tank shells.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Hasakah Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Syria children 'killed' in Raqqa tank attack - Middle East". Al Jazeera English. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-26.