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'''Oqayba''' ({{lang-ar|<big>عقيبة</big>}}, also spelled '''Aqiba''', '''Akibah''' or '''Agiba''') is a village in northern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Aleppo Governorate]], located northwest of [[Aleppo]]. Nearby localities include [[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]] and [[Baselhaya]] to the northwest, [[Ibbin]], [[Deir Jamal]] and [[Tell Rifaat]] to the northeast, [[Nubl]] to the south, [[Barad, Syria|Barad]] to the southwest and [[Kimar]] to the west. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Oqayba had a population of 1,040 in the 2004 census. Oqayba has been under Kurd control since March 2013. <ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-15-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref>
'''Aqîbê'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=عبدو علي |first=محمد |title=جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Afrin |pages=186 |language=ar}}</ref> ({{lang-ar|عقيبة}} of Oqayba, also spelled '''Aqiba''', '''Akibah''' or '''Agiba''') is a town in northern [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Aleppo Governorate]], located northwest of [[Aleppo]]. Nearby localities include [[Afrin, Syria|Afrin]] and [[Baselhaya]] to the northwest, [[Ibbin]], [[Deir Jamal]] and [[Tell Rifaat]] to the northeast, [[Nubl]] to the south, [[Barad, Syria|Barad]] to the southwest and [[Kimar, Syria|Kimar]] to the west. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Afrin Canton)|Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics]], Aqîbê had a population of 5600 in the 2015 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://anfarabic.com/akhr-l-khbr/86-1-mn-hly-mqt-ljzyr-l-yw-ydwn-lhjr-21580 General Census of Population and Housing 2015]{{dead link|date=July 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Afrin Canton)|Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics]]. Aleppo Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Aqîbê has been under Kurdish control since March 2013.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140117170544/http://www.hawarnews.com/index.php/2013-02-14-17-53-15/216-2013-03-02-14-14-01 اجتماع لحزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي في قرية عقيبة] Hawar News, 2 March 2013 {{in lang|ar}}</ref>

==Syrian Civil War==
{{see also|Syrian civil war|Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023)}}
On 13 June 2023, 3 [[Syrian Arab Army|Syrian]] soldiers were killed by a [[Turkey|Turkish]] drone strike on Syrian military positions in the vicinity of the village.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arm*ed drone targets Russian base {{!}} Three regime soldiers kil*led by Turkish shel*ling in Aleppo|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/301403/|access-date=13 June 2023 |publisher=SOHR|date=13 June 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Afrin District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Afrin District]]

[[Category:Villages in Syria]]

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Latest revision as of 20:34, 21 June 2023

This article is about the a town in Syria. For the 1st-century rabbi, see Rabbi Akiva.
Aqîbê
عقيبة
Village
Aqîbê is located in Syria
Aqîbê
Aqîbê
Coordinates: 36°26′19″N 36°58′2″E / 36.43861°N 36.96722°E / 36.43861; 36.96722
Land Syria
GovernorateAleppo Governorate
DistrictAfrin District
SubdistrictAfrin
Regierung
 • Typemunicipal council
Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Land6 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)  0%
Population
 (2015 census)[1]
 • Total5,600
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Aqîbê[2] (Arabic: عقيبة of Oqayba, also spelled Aqiba, Akibah or Agiba) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Baselhaya to the northwest, Ibbin, Deir Jamal and Tell Rifaat to the northeast, Nubl to the south, Barad to the southwest and Kimar to the west. According to the Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics, Aqîbê had a population of 5600 in the 2015 census.[1] Aqîbê has been under Kurdish control since March 2013.[3]

Syrian Civil War

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See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023)

On 13 June 2023, 3 Syrian soldiers were killed by a Turkish drone strike on Syrian military positions in the vicinity of the village.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2015[dead link].According to the Rojava Central Bureau of Statistics. Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ عبدو علي, محمد (2014). جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Afrin. p. 186.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ اجتماع لحزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي في قرية عقيبة Hawar News, 2 March 2013 (in Arabic)
  4. ^ "Arm*ed drone targets Russian base | Three regime soldiers kil*led by Turkish shel*ling in Aleppo". SOHR. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.


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