Al-Hajaliah
village in Syria
al-Hajaliah (Arabic: الحجلية, romanized: al-Ḩajalīyah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Situated on the northern Manbij Plain, the village is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Jarabulus and river Euphrates, and just about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Gaziantep.
With 574 inhabitants, as per the 2004 census, al-Hajaliah administratively belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus within Jarabulus District. Besides Jarabulus, nearby localities further include al-Haluwaniyah 4 km (2.5 mi) to the southwest, and Tall Shair 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16120465. Authority coordinates are 36.807, 37.966. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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