Shuwayrin

Shuwayrin (Arabic: شويرين, romanized: Shwīrīn; Turkish: Şiferin), alternatively spelled Shweirin or Shurin, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest and Duwaybiq 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest.

"Shweirin" redirects here. For the city in Germany, see Schwerin.
Shuwayrin
شويرين
Village
Shuwayrin is located in Syria
Shuwayrin
Shuwayrin
Location of Shuwayrin in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°17′35″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictSawran
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
695
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1660

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Shuwayrin had a population of 695.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Shuwayrin as a Turkish village of 20 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[3]

References
  1. "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Sawran, Aleppo Governorate" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. Hartmann, Martin (1894). Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket. Berlin: W. Pormetter. p. 95. Retrieved 30 November 2022. schwērin 20 T
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