Al-Rai, Syria

Coordinates: 36°36′43″N 37°26′48″E / 36.6119°N 37.4467°E / 36.6119; 37.4467
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Al-Rai
الراعي
Town
UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1250

Al-Rai (

Jarablus and Manbij
, both some 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the east.

Prior to the

Syrian Civil War, the town was inhabited primarily by Turkmen.[2] Turkmens belong to the Elbegli tribe.[3]

Railway

The Al-Rai Railway Border Gate which had been closed since 1981, was reopened on 22 December 2009 after the 62 km line between Aleppo and Al-Rai was renewed. The opening ceremony was attended by the transport ministers of Turkey and Syria, Binali Yıldırım and Yaarub Bader.[4]

Education

Education under Turkish occupation (2016–present)

On 3 February 2021, a shoemaking and tailoring workshop for prisoners was established in collaboration between Turkish-Dutch NGO Sumud and Turkey's Ministry of Youth and Sports.[5]

On 6 February 2021,

medical faculty in Al-Rai.[6][7] Syrian Foreign Ministry expressed their objection through Syria's official news agency SANA, and named the decision "a dangerous act and a flagrant violation of international law".[8]

Syrian Civil War