Baraghida

Baraghida is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include to the west, Dudiyan to the east and Sawran to the south.

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Baraghida had a population of 995. The village is inhabited by Turkmen. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Baraghida as a Turkish village of 10 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.