Ma'arin

Ma'arin (Arabic: معرين; Turkish: Muarin[2]) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Azaz at the foot of Mount Barsa, 40 km (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo, and 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.

Ma'arin
معرين
Village
Ma'arin is located in Syria
Ma'arin
Ma'arin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 36°37′13″N 37°01′45″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAzaz
Population
 (2004)[1]
334
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1574

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Al-Krum at the opposite side of Mount Barsa, 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north, and Al-Salameh 4 km (2.5 mi) to the east. In the 2004 census, Ma'arin had a population of 334.[1]

Demographics

Ma'arin is a Turkmen village.[2][3] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Ma'arin as a Turkish village, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[4]

References
  1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. The Community Brought up to Agenda upon the Transition in Syria: The Turkmens of Syria (PDF) (Report). Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. Halep - Marin Köyü - Şoray Uzun Yolda (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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