Bahvarta بحوارتا Bahwartah ( بحروتة ) |
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Coordinates: 36°34′30″N 37°19′00″E / 36.575°N 37.3167°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Akhtarin |
Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
Population (2004) | 754 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Geocode | C1577 |
Bahvarta (Turkish: Bahvarta, Arabic: بحوارتا, translit. Bāḩwārtā) or Bahwartah (Arabic: بحروتة, translit. Baḩwartah, also spelled Bhorta or Bahirta) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, between Sawran and Çobanbey (al-Rai), about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Aleppo, and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.
Administratively the village belongs to Nahiya Akhtarin in A'zaz District. Nearby localities include Shuwayrin 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest, and Ziadiyah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southeast. In the 2004 census, Bahwartah had a population of 754.