Al-Jarniyah

Al-Jarniyah

Al-Jarniyah

Town in Raqqa, Syria

Not to be confused with Al-Jarniyah, Rif Dimashq.

Al-Jarniyah (Arabic: الجرنية), also written Jurneyyeh, is a town in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is the administrative centre of Al-Jarniyah subdistrict in Al-Thawrah District.[3] The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2686.[2]

Quick Facts الجرنية, Country ...

The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of ISIL control since 2014.[4]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian Civil War

The ISIL control of the town was ended in December 2016, when SDF forces cut off and cleared a large part of the Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Al Jarnīyah, Raqqa, Syria". CountryBox.info. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Syrian census 2004". HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'C5965'
  3. [3]
    "Map of Al Jarniyah – GeoLocated Syria". GeoLocated. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. [4]
    "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Syrian Democratic Forces reach Euphrates, besiege ISIS-held area". al-Masdar News. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
Stub icon

This article about a location in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Al-Jarniyah, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.