Moataf

Moataf
منطف
Village
Moataf is located in Syria
Moataf
Moataf
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°46′41.999″N 36°39′6.998″E / 35.77833306°N 36.65194389°E / 35.77833306; 36.65194389
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictAriha District
SubdistrictAriha Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
1,992
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC4287

Moataf (Arabic: منطف, also spelled Mantaf) is a Syrian village located in Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Moataf had a population of 1,992 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

During the a Syrian Government offensive in February 2016, 175 people from Southern Aleppo arrived in the village. Due to a lack of available housing, they were forced to sleep in subdivided chicken coops.[2]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ Gutman, Roy (10 February 2016). "Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure". The Nation. Retrieved 6 July 2024.


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