Al-Salameh, Syria


al-Salameh, originally Suji is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, northeast of Azaz, north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the Bab al-Salameh Border Crossing to the Turkish province of Kilis. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Nayarah to the east, and Shamarikh to the northeast. In the 2004 census, Bab al-Salameh had a population of 1,408.

History

Traveler Martin Hartmann noted the village as a Turkoman village in the late 19th century.