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Erdogan suggests building refugee city in northern Syria

05 March 2016 04:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given a suggestion to build a city in northern Syria for refugees fleeing the war-torn country, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.

In his address at an award ceremony in Istanbul Friday, Erdogan called on the international community to join hands with the Syrian refugees.

"Let's build a city in northern Syria. Let's build an approximately 4,500-square meter [wide] city and include everything, infrastructure…with [help from] the international community," he said.

He said Turkey and other countries could cooperate in the construction of such an endeavor.

Syria has remained locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity. Since then, more than 250,000 people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced, according to UN figures.