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Marma al-Hajar

Marma al-Hajar
مرمى الحجر
Dhashtan
Village
Marma al-Hajar is located in Syria
Marma al-Hajar
Marma al-Hajar
Location of Marma al-Hajar in Syria
Coordinates: 36°46′57″N 37°59′37″E / 36.7825°N 37.9936°E / 36.7825; 37.9936
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Jarabulus
Subdistrict Jarabulus
Elevation 329 m (1,079 ft)
Population (2004) 1,818
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C2238

Marma al-Hajar (Arabic: مرمى الحجر‎, translit. Marmā al-Ḥajar‎), alternatively referred to as Dhashtan (Arabic: طاش اوتان‎, translit. Ṭāsh Awtān‎), is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands towards river Euphrates, the village is located 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south of Jarabulus, and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.

With 1,818 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, Marma al-Hajar administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Nearby localities include al-Jamel 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast, and Jarabulus Tahtani 3 km (1.9 mi) to the northeast.


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