Ka'ibah (Arabic: كعيبة, romanizedKa‘ībah) also spelled Kaeebeh, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Situated on the eastern edge of the Queiq Plain, where the Aqil mountains begin, it is located between Akhtarin and al-Rai, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis.

Ka'ibah
كعيبة
Village
Ka'ibah is located in Syria
Ka'ibah
Ka'ibah
Location of Ka'ibah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°32′27″N 37°24′59″E / 36.5408°N 37.4164°E / 36.5408; 37.4164
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAkhtarin
Elevation
492 m (1,614 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
572
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1609

Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Ghurur 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west, and al-Burj 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast, in the northern Aqil mountains. In the 2004 census, Ka'ibah had a population of 572.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Akhtarin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.