Armanaz

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Armanaz (Arabic: أَرْمَنَاز, romanized: Armanāz) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Harem District, in the Idlib Governorate. It is located 20 kilometers northwest of Idlib near the Syrian-Turkish borders. Nearby localities include Salqin, Harem and Kafr Takharim to the north and Idlib, Ma'arrat Misrin and Saraqib to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Armanaz had a population of 10,296 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. The town is the administrative center of the Armanaz Subdistrict (nahiyah), consisting of 12 villages with a combined population of 27,267. Armanaz is well known for its glass-manufacturing industry. It is the only village in northern Syria that specializes in this artisan craft, which it has been specializing since ancient times. It is also well known for its olive groves, olive oil and pottery.