Al-Hadher, Syria
Town in Aleppo, Syria
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Al-Hadher (Arabic: الحاضر; transliteration: al-Ḥāḍir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hadher had a population of 8,550 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Hadher
الحاضر | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al-Hadher Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′45″N 37°3′27″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Mount Simeon |
| Subdistrict | al-Hadher |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 8,550 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C1182 |
It is 4 kilometers east of the ancient town of Qinnasrin (Chalcis ad Belum).[2] It was founded by the Arab tribe of Tanukh as a ḥāḍir (a settlement of sedentarized Bedouin) in the 4th century under Byzantine rule.[3] Al-Hadher served as the headquarters of Jund Qinnasrin, (military district of Qinnasrin).[2]
Syrian Civil War
On 8 August 2012, the Free Syrian Army captured al-Hadher.[4]
