Shuwayrin
شويرين | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°17′35″E / 36.5825°N 37.2931°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Sawran |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2004)
[1] | 695 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Geocode | C1660 |
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.
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]
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