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Urum al-Kubra

Orem al-Kubrah
أورم الكبرى
Town
Orem al-Kubrah is located in Syria
Orem al-Kubrah
Orem al-Kubrah
Location of Orem al-Kubrah in Syria
Coordinates: 36°08′55″N 36°57′00″E / 36.1486°N 36.95°E / 36.1486; 36.95
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAtarib
SubdistrictUrum al-Kubrah
Population
 (2004)[1]
5,391
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Urum al-Kubrah (Arabic: أورم الكبرى, also spelled Urem al-Kubra) is a town in western Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. With a population of 5,391 as per the 2004 census,[1] it is the administrative center of Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah in Atarib District. Located southwest of Aleppo, Nearby localities include Atarib to the west, Awayjil to the north, Kafr Naha to the east, al-Radwan to the south and Urum al-Sughra to the southwest.

Urum al-Kubra is the administrative center of Nahiya Urum al-Kubra in Atarib District.

Syrian civil war

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As of 2020, the town formed part of the frontline between forces of the Syrian Arab Army and the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

On 18 January 2023, as part of increasing attacks on the frontline, HTS militants attacked Syrian Army positions near the town, resulting in violent clashes. At least 5 Syrian soldiers and 3 HTS militants were killed in the clashes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ "HTS armed attack | Nearly 15 regime soldiers ki-lled and injured west of Aleppo". SOHR. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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