Al-Hadher, Syria
Al-Hadher      الحاضر  | |
|---|---|
Town  | |
![]() Al-Hadher Location in Syria  | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′45″N 37°3′27″E / 35.99583°N 37.05750°E | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Aleppo | 
| District | Mount Simeon | 
| Subdistrict | al-Hadher | 
| Control | |
| Population  (2004)  | |
 • Total  | 8,550 | 
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | 
| City Qrya Pcode | C1182 | 
Al-Hadher (Arabic: الحاضر; transliteration: al-Ḥāḍir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hadher had a population of 8,550 in the 2004 census.[2]
It is 4 kilometers east of the ancient town of Qinnasrin (Chalcis ad Belum).[3] It was founded by the Arab tribe of Tanukh as a ḥāḍir (a settlement of sedentarized Bedouin) in the 4th century under Byzantine rule.[4] Al-Hadher served as the headquarters of Jund Qinnasrin, (military district of Qinnasrin).[3]
Syrian Civil War
On 8 August 2012, the Free Syrian Army captured al-Hadher.[5]
References
- ^ "Amid failure of regime forces to counter attacks: H-T-S and factions take control of five neighborhoods in Aleppo city and 20 villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo countryside". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
 - ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
 - ^ a b Burns 1992, p. 257.
 - ^ Sauvaget 1971, p. 85.
 - ^ اتحاد تنسيقيات الثورة السورية في حلب (2012-08-09). حلب - الحاضر :: تحرير الناحية على يد الجيش الحر 8-8-2012م. Retrieved 2025-05-22 – via YouTube.
 
Bibliography
- Burns, Ross (1992). Monuments of Syria: A Guide. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 9781845119478.
 - Sauvaget, J. (1971). "Halab". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 85–90. OCLC 495469525.
 
 


