Urum al-Kubra
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Orem al-Kubrah
| native_name = أورم الكبرى
| native_name_lang = ar
| type = Town
| pushpin_map = Syria
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Orem al-Kubrah in Syria
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Aleppo
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Atarib
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Urum al-Kubrah
| parts_type = Control
| parts_style = para
| p1 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Syrian_Salvation_Government.svg}} Syrian Salvation Government{{cite news |title=Weeks after the Syrian Observatory published the preparations... "Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham" attacks the Aleppo countryside in the "Response to Aggression" operation |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%86%d8%b4%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b5%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%b9/738073/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |publisher=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights |date=27 November 2024 |language=Arabic }}
| elevation_m =
| population = 5391
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_as_of = 2004
| population_footnotes = {{#tag:ref|{{cite web |title=2004 Census Data for Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah|url=http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-2-2004.htm |publisher=Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics |language=ar }} Also available in English: {{cite web |author=UN OCHA |title=2004 Census Data |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-other-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 |publisher=Humanitarian Data Exchange }}|name=census2004}}
| timezone = EET
| utc_offset = +5
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3.5
| website =
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Urum al-Kubrah ({{langx|ar|أورم الكبرى}}, also spelled Urem al-Kubra) is a town in western Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. With a population of 5,391 as per the 2004 census, it is the administrative center of Nahiya Urum al-Kubrah in Atarib District. Located southwest of Aleppo, nearby localities include Atarib to the west, Awayjil to the north, Kafr Naha to the east, al-Radwan to the south and Urum al-Sughra to the southwest.
Syrian civil war
{{see also|Syrian civil war|Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020)|Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present)}}
As of 2020, the town formed part of the frontline between forces of the Syrian Arab Army and the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
On 18 January 2023, as part of increasing attacks on the frontline, HTS militants attacked Syrian Army positions near the town, resulting in violent clashes. At least 5 Syrian soldiers and 3 HTS militants were killed in the clashes.{{cite news |title=HTS armed attack {{!}} Nearly 15 regime soldiers ki-lled and injured west of Aleppo|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/285268/|access-date=18 January 2023 |publisher=SOHR |date=18 January 2023}}
On 27 November 2024, as part of the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives, Syrian opposition militants recaptured Urum al-Kubra.
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{{Aleppo Governorate|atarib}}
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