Moataf

Moataf
منطف
Village
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictAriha District
SubdistrictAriha Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,992
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC4287

Moataf (Arabic: منطف, also spelled Mantaf) is a Syrian village located in Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Moataf had a population of 1,992 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War[edit]

During the a Syrian Government offensive in February 2016, 175 people from Southern Aleppo arrived in the village. Due to a lack of available housing, they were forced to sleep in subdivided chicken coops.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ Gutman, Roy (10 February 2016). "Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure". The Nation. Retrieved 6 July 2024.