Ghandoura

Ghandoura (Arabic: غندورة‎, romanized: Gandūra) is a small town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura in Jarabulus District, the town has a population of 1,658 as per the 2004 census.[1] It is located midway between Al-Rai and Jarabulus, at the northern banks of Sajur River, some 4 km (2.5 mi) south east of the Sajur Dam.

Ghandoura is the administrative center of Nahiya Ghandoura of the Jarabulus District.
Ghandoura

غندورة
Town
Ghandoura
Location of Ghandoura in Syria
Coordinates: 36°40′10″N 37°43′57″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictJarabulus
SubdistrictGhandoura
Control Turkey
Syrian Interim Government
Population
 (2004)[1]
1,658
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC2250

Syrian Civil War

On 28 July 2016, US airstrikes killed at least 28 civilians, mostly women and including seven children in Ghandoura.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Ghandoura" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. Spencer Ackerman (29 July 2016). "US military says it may have killed more civilians in latest airstrike in Syria". Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. "Syrie: 15 civils tués dans des frappes de la coalition" (in French). AFP. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. "U.S. assessing reports air strike in Syria caused civilian casualties". Reuters. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. "UN Syria envoy tells Russia: Leave Aleppo corridors 'to us'". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. "Syria: Reports of civilian deaths in US-led strikes". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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