al-Jamel الجامل |
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Village | |
Location of al-Jamel in Syria | |
Coordinates: 36°46′02″N 38°00′39″E / 36.7672°N 38.0108°E | |
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.