Khan Tuman
Khan Tuman
خان طومان | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Khan Tuman | |
| Coordinates: 36°7′3″N 37°3′3″E / 36.11750°N 37.05083°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Mount Simeon District |
| Nahiyah | Mount Simeon Subdistrict |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,781 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Khan Tuman (Arabic: خان طومان) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Urum al-Kubrah, Urum al-Sughrah, al-Shaykh Ali and al-Zurbah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Tuman had a population of 2,781 in the 2004 census.[1] The village is built on a hill located just east of the Queiq River. It is known for its historical caravanserai which dates back to 1189.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Walpole, 1820, p. 329.
- ^ Tuman Khan Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Archnet Digital Library.
Bibliography[edit]
- Walpole, Robert (1820). Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey , and other countries of the east, ed. from manuscript journals. 2. ed. Longman.
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