Marma al-Hajar
Village in Aleppo, Syria
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Marma al-Hajar (Arabic: مرمى الحجر, romanized: Marmā al-Ḥajar), originally Dashatan (Arabic: طاش اوتان, romanized: Ṭāsh Awtān; Turkish: Taşatan, lit. 'stone thrower'), is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria, on the northern Manbij Plain bordering the Jarabulus Plain's wetlands near the Euphrates River. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Jarabulus and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the Syria–Turkey border. It is inhabited by Turkmen of the Barak tribe.[2][3]
Marma al-Hajar
مرمى الحجر Dhashtan | |
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Village | |
  Marma al-Hajar Location of Marma al-Hajar in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°46′57″N 37°59′37″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Jarabulus |
| Subdistrict | Jarabulus |
| Elevation | 329 m (1,079 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 1,818 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Geocode | C2238 |
It had 1,818 inhabitants in the 2004 census. Administratively it belongs to Nahiya Jarabulus in Jarabulus District.[1]
