Dandaniya

Dandaniya
دندنية
Village
Dandaniya

Location of Dandaniya in Syria

Coordinates: 36°34′36″N 37°45′44″E / 36.5767°N 37.7622°E / 36.5767; 37.7622Coordinates: 36°34′36″N 37°45′44″E / 36.5767°N 37.7622°E / 36.5767; 37.7622
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo
District Manbij
Subdistrict Manbij
Population (2004)[1] 683
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Geocode C1688

Dandaniya (Arabic: دندنية‎‎), also spelled Dandaniyah, Dendeniyê or Dandānīyah, is a village located 18 kilometers (11 mi) west-north-west of Manbij in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 683.[1]

Syrian Civil War

On 25 August 2016, the village was reportedly attacked with chemical weapons.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Manbij" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Turkey shells north Manbij, YPG reports possible chemical weapons". Rudaw. 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "AKP gangs use chemical gas in Dendeniyê village". Hawar news Agency. 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "ANHA: Turkish forces use chemical weapons in Manbij". AMN. ANHA. 26 August 2016.
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