Anadan

Anadan
عندان
ʿAnadān
Anadan

Location in Syria

Coordinates: SY 36°17′37″N 37°2′40″E / 36.29361°N 37.04444°E / 36.29361; 37.04444
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Mount Simeon District
Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2004)
 • Total 11,918
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s) 21

Anadan (Arabic: عندان‎‎) is a city in Syria, 12 kilometers north of Aleppo, located on the Aleppo–Gaziantep international road. It is in the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Anadan had a population of 11,918 in the 2004 census.[1]

The town is known for its agriculture produce, such as grain, legumes, olives and different types of fruit. The city of Anadan is built on a hill surrounded by a plain. Anadan currently has about thirteen mosques and several elementary schools, a junior high school and a high school for boys and girls.

During the Ayyubid period, in the 1220s, Anadan was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi who noted it was "a village near Kinnasrin, in the Kurah district of Urtik, of the Awasim Province." The 13th-century Marasid listed it as a village northeast of Aleppo.[2]

Syrian Civil War

The Battle of Anadan occurred in Anadan from July 29–30, 2012, during the Syrian civil war.

It has been the site of heavy shelling by the Syrian military during the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's government. Consequently, approximately 30,000 people—most of Anadan's population—have fled according to opposition sources. As a result, Anadan has been described as a "ghost town" by journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi of Reuters. Amnesty International released satellite images which show that Anadan has come under heavy artillery bombardment during the uprising.[3]

References

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 394.
  3. ↑ "Syria Conflict: Anadan Turned Into Ghost Town After Shelling". Reuters. The Huffington Post. August 9, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
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