Atarib
| Atarib أتارب | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
|   Atarib Location of Atarib in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′20″N 36°49′48″E / 36.1389°N 36.83°ECoordinates: 36°08′20″N 36°49′48″E / 36.1389°N 36.83°E | |
| Country |  Syria | 
| Governorate | Aleppo | 
| District | Atarib | 
| Subdistrict | Atarib | 
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) | 
| Population (2004)[1] | 10,657 | 
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | 
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | 
| Geocode | C1022 | 
Atarib (Arabic: أتارب) is a town in western Aleppo countryside, Aleppo Governorate, Syria. Located 25 kilometres (16 miles) west of the city of Aleppo and 25 km (16 mi) southeast from Reyhanlı in Turkish-administered Hatay Province, it is the regional center of Atarib District. In the 2004 census, the town of Atarib had a population of 10,657.[1]

Atarib is the administrative center of Nahiya Atarib and Atarib District.
Atarib is a large trading and agricultural center in the governorate, and the community is characterized by its rural life. An archaeological site is located at the top of a hill in the center of the town.
References
- 1 2 "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Atarib" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
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