Sawran, Aleppo Governorate
Sawran
صوران | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 36°33′57″N 37°12′46″E / 36.5658°N 37.2128°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Azaz |
| Subdistrict | Sawran |
| Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
| Population (2020) | 16,998 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1664 |
Sawran (Arabic: صوران, romanized: Ṣawrān), also spelled Suran, Souran or Sawwaran, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, it is the administrative centre of Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include A'zaz and Kafra to the west, Ihtaimlat and Dabiq to the east and Mare' to the south. In the 2004 census, Sawran had a population of 6,988. The town is mainly inhabited by Turkmens.