Taftanaz

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تفتناز / Taftanāz
Taftanaz
Taftanaz (Syria)
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Coordinates 36 ° 0 ′  N , 36 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 0 ′  N , 36 ° 47 ′  E
Basic data
Country Syria

Governorate

Idlib
District Idlib
height 330 m
Residents 15,000

Taftanaz ( Arabic تفتناز, DMG Taftanāz ) is a small town and the capital of a district in northwest Syria in the Idlib governorate .

Taftanaz is 17 km northeast of Idlib on the road to Aleppo . The population is approximately 15,000. Most of the fields grown in the surrounding area are cotton.