Official Name: | Ain Dara |
Native Name: | Arabic: عين دارة |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Afrin District |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Afrin |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 248 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 36.4639°N 36.8653°W |
Parts Type: | Control |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Syrian Interim Government |
Ain Dara (Arabic: عين دارة|ʿAyn Dāra, also spelled Ein Dara or Ayn Darah, Kurdish: {{italics correction|Endarê[1]) is a Yezidi[2] village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin to the north, Karzahayel to the east and Bassouta to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain Dara had a population of 248 in the 2004 census.[3] According to newer data in 2013-2014 conducted by MCK (Mausu'a Ciyaye Kurmanc), Ayn Dara had a population of 601.
The modern-day settlement of Ain Dara is situated just east of the ancient Ain Dara temple. On March 20, 2018, the village came under the control of the Syrian National Army.