Banan
بنان
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Town
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  Banan Location of Banan in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′00″N 37°18′00″E / 35.966667°N 37.3°E / 35.966667; 37.3 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | al-Safira |
| Subdistrict | Banan |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population
(2004)[1]
| 4,186 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Banan (Arabic: بنان) is a town in the Aleppo Governorate. It is the administrative center of a nahiya with the same name, and part of the As-Safira District.
The town is located to the southwest of the Sabkhat al-Jabbul, with an altitude of 508 meters.[2] It is 23 km to the southeast of Aleppo, and 282 km from the capital Damascus.
According to the 2004 census, the population was 4186, including 2171 males and 2015 females.[1]
The town was served by Aleppo International Airport.[2]
35°58′N 37°18′E / 35.967°N 37.300°E / 35.967; 37.300
