Ayn Issa
Ayn Issa
عين عيسى | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Ayn Issa nahiya within Raqqa Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′7″N 38°51′34″E / 36.38528°N 38.85944°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa |
| District | Tell Abyad |
| Subdistrict | Ayn Issa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Town | 6,730 |
| • Nahiyah | 40,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| P-Code | C5905 |
| Geocode | SY110202 |
Ayn Issa (also Ain Issa; Arabic: عين عيسى, "Eye of Jesus"; Kurdish: Bozanê) is a town in the Tell Abyad District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria and a capital for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. It is located halfway between the Syria–Turkey border town of Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa. Through the city runs the M4 highway connecting Aleppo with the Hasakah Governorate.