Taftanaz
Taftanaz is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located 17 kilometers northeast of Idlib. Nearby localities include Ta'um and Binnish to the southwest, Maarrat Misrin to the west, Zardana to the northwest, Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the northeast and Bawabiyah to the east.- Type: Town with 8,540 residents
- Description: town in northwestern Syria
- Also known as: “Taftanāz”, “Teftanâz”, “Teftenaz”, “Тефтеназ”, “塔夫塔納茲鎮”, and “塔夫塔纳兹镇”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shallakh and Te’um.
Shallakh
Village
Shallakh is a Syrian village located in Taftanaz Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. Shallakh is situated 2½ km north of Taftanaz.
Te’um
Village
Ta'um is a village in northern Syria, administratively… Te’um is situated 4 km southwest of Taftanaz.
Zardana
Town
Zardana is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Zardana is situated 6 km northwest of Taftanaz.
Taftanaz
- Categories: populated place in Syria and locality
- Location: Idlib Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.99687° or 35° 59′ 49″ north
Longitude
36.78482° or 36° 47′ 5″ east
Population
8,540
Elevation
329 metres (1,079 feet)
Open location code
8G7RXQWM+PW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Taftanaz” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تفتناز”
- Asturian: “Taftanaz”
- Chinese: “塔夫塔納茲”
- Chinese: “塔夫塔纳兹”
- Czech: “Taftanáz”
- Dutch: “Taftanaz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تفتناز”
- French: “Taftanaze”
- German: “Taftanas”
- German: “Taftanaz”
- Hebrew: “תפתנאז”
- Japanese: “タフタナーズ”
- Japanese: “タフタナズ”
- Korean: “타프타나즈”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Taftanaz”
- Persian: “تفتناز”
- Polish: “Taftanaz”
- Russian: “Тафтаназ”
- Turkish: “Taftanaz”
- Vietnamese: “Taftanaz”
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Places to explore: تل الخربة and Al Malouk.
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