Anadan

Anadan عندان ʿAnadān
Anadan Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°17′37″N 37°2′40″E / 36.29361°N 37.04444°E / 36.29361; 37.04444
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo Governorate
District	Mount Simeon District
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	11,918
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	21

Anadan (Arabic: عندان‎‎) is a city in Syria, 12 kilometers north of Aleppo, located on the Aleppo–Gaziantep international road. It is in the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Anadan had a population of 11,918 in the 2004 census.^[1]

The town is known for its agriculture produce, such as grain, legumes, olives and different types of fruit. The city of Anadan is built on a hill surrounded by a plain. Anadan currently has about thirteen mosques and several elementary schools, a junior high school and a high school for boys and girls.

During the Ayyubid period, in the 1220s, Anadan was visited by Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi who noted it was "a village near Kinnasrin, in the Kurah district of Urtik, of the Awasim Province." The 13th-century Marasid listed it as a village northeast of Aleppo.^[2]

Syrian Civil War

The Battle of Anadan occurred in Anadan from July 29–30, 2012, during the Syrian civil war.

It has been the site of heavy shelling by the Syrian military during the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's government. Consequently, approximately 30,000 people—most of Anadan's population—have fled according to opposition sources. As a result, Anadan has been described as a "ghost town" by journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi of Reuters. Amnesty International released satellite images which show that Anadan has come under heavy artillery bombardment during the uprising.^[3] On 24 January, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham captured the town from Ahrar al-Sham militants^[4]

References

Aleppo Governorate
Capital: Aleppo
Mount Simeon District Jabal Samaan‎ Subdistrict Aleppo Abtin Assan Ayn al-Kabira Azzan Duwayr al-Zaytun Haddadin Hilan Hreibel Kafr Saghir Khan Tuman Maghayer Khan Tuman Maratat al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah al-Muslimiyah North Qarras Rasm Assan Saqlaya Siefat Tell Shair Samaan Tell Shughayb al-Dhahabiyah al-Wadihi Tell al-Daman‎ Subdistrict Tell al-Daman Aabad Abu Rweil Ameriyeh Anadan al-Shaykh Abu Mreir Aklet al-Jahman Arjel Atshana Eastern Atshana Western Aliyah Ayn al-Gharf Ballas Ballas al-Jadida Battha Batranah Bayaa Kabira Bayaa Saghira Buwaida Kabira Buwaida Saghira Madayen al-Kabir Oweinat Kabira Burda Deir Saliba Drekiyah Establat Ghaytal Ghreirifa Hamidiyah Hayyaniyah Hazani Hilwiyah Hmeidi Hober Jaafar Mansur Samaan Jubb al-Aama Jubb Aleis Jubb al-Khafi Samaan Jubb al-Abyad Kafr Eibesh Kafr Obeid Kolet al-Bweider Majas Mansura Maqtal al-Zaydi Marhamiya Mashrafet Arjol Mashrafet al-Buwaidatein Mashrafet al-Mureij Mashrafet al-Hallaj Maseh al-Mintar Mreiqes al-Numaniyah Nuwara Oleis Qaree al-Ghazal Rajm Omeirat Rasm al-Ahmar Rasm al-Jahsh Rasm al-Mofakker Rasm al-Safa Saiebiyah Sarja Sayah Dhahriyah Sfira Qalaat al-Shaykh Shuwaihet al-Bu Issa Shuwaihet al-Lahib Tabara al-Khsuheir Tell Ahmar Tell Aqareb Tell Hattabat Samaan Tell Hawasid Hanuteh Tell Maseh Tell Sabha Tarfawi Um Aj Um al-Amad Qabli Um al-Hoteh Um al-Karamel Um Ghobar Um Gharaf Um Jrein Um Qrun Um Tinet Samaan Um Tmakh Samaan Um Wadi Wadi al-Debes Wadi al-Sounou Zuehir al-Ward Ziyara Abu al-Majaher al-Bakat al-Summaqiyah al-Mulehiyah Abu Jura Huraytan Subdistrict Huraytan Anadan Babis Hayyan Fah Kafr Hamrah Maarat al-Artiq Naqqarin Shaykh Najjar Yaqid al-Adas Darat Izza Subdistrict Darat Izza al-Hoteh Hur Injarah Qabtan al-Jabal al-Sakhriyah Taqad al-Hader Subdistrict al-Hader al-Eiss Maryamin al-Zirbah Subdistrict al-Zirbah Banes Barnah Barqum Bawabiyah Humayrah Huweir al-Eiss Jazraya Jubb Kas Rasm al-Eiss Tell Hidyah Zitan Zammar Subdistrict Zammar
Azaz District Azaz Subdistrict Azaz Mayer Menagh Murayghil Naddah Nayarah Qabtan Qar Kalbin Rael Ratyan al-Salameh Ablah Ahras Aq Burhan Bahwartah Baraghida Baruza Bayanoun Bel Dabiq Deir Jamal Dudyan Duwaybiq Fafin al-Fayruziyah Akhtarin Subdistrict Akhtarin Tell Rifaat Subdistrict Tell Rifaat Mare' Subdistrict Mare' Ghaytun Ghurur Hawar Kilis Herbel Ihtaimlat Jarez al-Judaydah Ka'ibah Kadrish Kafra Kafr Burayshah Kafr Kalbin Kafr Khasher Kafr Naseh Kafr Naya Kafr Shoush Kaljibrin Ma'arin Ma'arat Umm Hawsh al-Malikiyah Maraanaz Nubl Subdistrict Nubl Tulayl ash-Sham Turkman Bareh al-Yaarubiyah Yahmul al-Yamamah Krum Az-Zahiriyah al-Zahraa Zayzafun Ziadiyah Sawran Subdistrict Sawran Shamarikh Shamarin Shaykh Issa Shuwayrin Sijaraz Sunbul Taanah Tal'ar Gharbi Tal'ar Sharqi Talalin Tall Battal Tall Tanah Tat Hims Tatiyah Tell Jabin Tell Qarah
Afrin District Afrin Subdistrict Afrin Ain Dara Aqiba Awlad al-Arab Barad Baselhaya Basouta Beit Adin Bulbul Subdistrict Bulbul Burj Abdullah Burj Haider Darmashkanli Deir Ballut Fafertin Jalbul Jalmah Inab Kafr Safra Kimar Karzahayel Jindires Subdistrict Jindires Maabatli Subdistrict Maabatli Rajo Subdistrict Rajo Sharran Subdistrict Sharran Shaykh al-Hadid Subdistrict Shaykh al-Hadid Maryamin Maydan Ikbis Qatma
Atarib District Atarib Subdistrict Atarib al-Abzamo Batibo al-Jinah Ibbin Samaan Subdistrict Ibbin Samaan Kafr Halab Kafr Karmin Kafr Naha Kafr Nasih al-Atarib Kafr Nuran Maarat Atarib Awayjil al-Sahharah al-Shaykh Ali Urum al-Kubra Subdistrict Urum al-Kubra Urum al-Sughra
Ayn al-Arab District Ayn al-Arab Subdistrict Ayn al-Arab al-Farazdaq al-Haqel Jaadat al-Samaawat al-Jalbiyah Subdistrict al-Jalbiyah Jubb Faraj Kabir Mil Qibbah Qinayah Ramilah Ras al-Ayn Qibli Sarrin Subdistrict Sarrin Shuyukh Fawqani Shuyukh Tahtani Subdistrict Shuyukh Tahtani Tell Abyad Tahtani
Al-Bab District Al-Bab Subdistrict al-Bab Abu Jabbar Abu Taltal Ameriyeh Arima Subdistrict Arima Arran Barlahin Bizaah al-Burj Deir Qaq Haddabat Haji Kusa Hezwan Kherbet Kiyar Maran Oweishiyeh Qabbasin Al-Rai Subdistrict Al-Rai Sosyan Tedef Subdistrict Tedef Tell Rahal al-Waqf
Dayr Hafir District Dayr Hafir Subdistrict Dayr Hafir Humaymah Kabirah al-Jabbul Kuwayris Sharqi Subdistrict Kuwayris Sharqi Mazburah al-Raa'i Rasm al-Abed Rasm Harmil al-Imam Subdistrict Rasm Harmil al-Imam Shaykh Ahmad Tell Ayoub
Jarabulus District Jarabulus Subdistrict Jarabulus Ayn al-Bayda Amarnah Arab Azzah Balaban al-Bir Fawqani al-Bir Tahtani Dabis Ghandoura Subdistrict Ghandoura al-Hajaliah al-Haluwaniyah Haymar al-Jamel Jarabulus Tahtani Fursan Lilawa Marma al-Hajar Mazaalah Qandariyah Qebbet al-Turkmen Qirq Maghar al-Suwaydah Yusuf Bayk
Manbij District Manbij Subdistrict Manbij Abu Kahf Subdistrict Abu Kahf Abu Qilqil Subdistrict Abu Qilqil Arab Hassan Kabir Awsajli Kabir Dakhirah Dandaniya Hamir Labidah Hayyah Kabirah Jubb Hamza Al-Khafsah Subdistrict Al-Khafsah Khan al-Humr al-Maamurah al-Mahsanah Khafsah Maskanah Subdistrict Maskanah Mallah Mujammaa Huttin al-Nasiriyah Fawqani Qashlat Yusef Basha Ras al-Ayn al-Bumane' Saan al-Ghazal al-Tadamon Talhuthan Tell Aswad Tell Akhdar Tishrin al-Zahirah Zunqul
Al-Safira District Al-Safira Subdistrict al-Safira Abu Jurayn al-Safirah Aqrabah Banan Subdistrict Banan al-Hajib Subdistrict al-Hajib Hawwaz Khanasir Subdistrict Khanasir Qulayaa Rasm Al-Nafl al-Samiriyah Tat Tell Aran Subdistrict Tell Aran Tell Hasil Zira'ah