Al-Jarniyah
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Al-Jarniyah الجرنية |
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| Town | |
 Al-Jarniyah
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| Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°ECoordinates: 36°09′34″N 38°14′13″E / 36.159560°N 38.236989°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Raqqa Governorate |
| District | Al-Thawrah District |
| Subdistrict | Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 2,686 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Jarniyah (Arabic: الجرنية), also written Jurneyyeh, is a town in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is the administrative centre of Al-Jarniyah subdistrict in Al-Thawrah District. The population of the town at the 2004 census was 2686.
The town and much of the subdistrict are currently controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, following 2 years of ISIL control since 2014.
The ISIL control of the town was ended in December 2016, when SDF forces cut off and cleared a large part of the Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict.
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