Mare'
Sign in to saveMare' (, locally pronounced Mēreʿ), also spelled Marea, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Mare' nahiyah in the Azaz District. Located some 25 kilometers north of the city of Aleppo, the town has a population of 16,904 as per the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Shaykh Issa and Tell Rifaat to the west, A'zaz to the northwest, Dabiq to the northeast, al-Bab to the southeast, and Maarat Umm Hawsh and Herbel to the south. thumb|250px|left|Mare' is the administrative center of Nahiya Mare' of the [[Azaz Distri
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- Settlement.name
- Mare'
- Settlement.native_name
- مارع
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.type
- Town
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- Syria
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- bottom
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- 250
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- Location of Mare' in Syria
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- Country
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- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Aleppo
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Azaz
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- Subdistrict
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- Mare'
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- 420
- Settlement.population_total
- 16904
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Mare' (, locally pronounced Mēreʿ), also spelled Marea, is a town in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Mare' nahiyah in the Azaz District. Located some 25 kilometers north of the city of Aleppo, the town has a population of 16,904 as per the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Shaykh Issa and Tell Rifaat to the west, A'zaz to the northwest, Dabiq to the northeast, al-Bab to the southeast, and Maarat Umm Hawsh and Herbel to the south. thumb|250px|left|Mare' is the administrative center of Nahiya Mare' of the [[Azaz District.]]
==Syrian Civil War== Mare' was affected by the ongoing Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad. The Ibn Walid brigade of the opposition Free Syrian Army was formed in the town in August 2012. The Mare' Operations Room was, as well, based around the town.
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