Baraghida | |
Native Name: | براغيدة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Baraghida in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Azaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Sawran |
Elevation M: | 474 |
Population: | 995 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1663 |
Baraghida (ar|براغيدة|Barāghīdah) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 45km (28miles) north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include to the west, Dudiyan to the east and Sawran to the south.
In the 2004 census, Baraghida had a population of 995. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[1] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Baraghida as a Turkish village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[2]