Tell Abyad
Tell Abyad
تَلّ أَبْيَض (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Tell Abyad, 2009 | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′51″N 38°57′24″E / 36.69750°N 38.95667°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa |
| District | Tell Abyad |
| Subdistrict | Tell Abyad |
| Control | Turkey Syrian transitional government |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Town | 14,825 |
| • Nahiyah | 44,671 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| P-Code | C5792 |
| Geocode | SY110200 |
Tell Abyad is a town in northern Syria. It is the administrative center of the Tell Abyad District within the Raqqa Governorate. Located along the Balikh River, it constitutes a divided city with the bordering city of Akçakale in Turkey.