a large garrison town on the northern frontier of Syria, in the pashalic of Aleppo. Lat. 36° 58' N. Long. 37° 18' E., 65 miles north of Aleppo, 50 miles E. of Scanderoon, and 30 miles west of Bir on the Euphrates. Pop. 25,000 to 30,000.
a large garrison town on the northern frontier of Syria, in the pashalic of Aleppo. Lat. 36° 58' N. Long. 37° 18' E., 65 miles north of Aleppo, 50 miles E. of Scanderoon, and 30 miles west of Bir on the Euphrates. Pop. 25,000 to 30,000.