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Al-Jamel

al-Jamel
الجامل
Village
al-Jamel is located in Syria
al-Jamel
al-Jamel
Location of al-Jamel in Syria
Coordinates: 36°46′02″N 38°00′39″E / 36.7672°N 38.0108°E / 36.7672; 38.0108
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Elevation 338 m (1,109 ft)
Population (2004) 2,091
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C2224

al-Jamel (Arabic: الجامل‎, translit. ash-Shāmil‎), alternatively spelled Shamil, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south of Jarabulus, and about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 2,091 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Jamel administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Nearby localities include Marma al-Hajar 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest, and Amarnah 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.



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