Dandaniya

Dandaniya (Arabic: دندنية), also spelled Dandaniyah, Dendeniyê or Dandānīyah, is a village located 18 kilometers (11 mi) west-north-west of Manbij in northern Syria. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 683.[1]

Dandaniya

دندنية
Village
Dandaniya
Location of Dandaniya in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′36″N 37°45′44″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictManbij
SubdistrictManbij
Population
 (2004)[1]
683
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1688

Syrian civil war

On 25 August 2016, the village was reportedly attacked with chemical weapons.[2][3][4]

References

  1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Manbij" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. "Turkey shells north Manbij, YPG reports possible chemical weapons". Rudaw. 25 August 2016.
  3. "AKP gangs use chemical gas in Dendeniyê village". Hawar News Agency. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. "ANHA: Turkish forces use chemical weapons in Manbij". al-Masdar News. 26 August 2016.


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