Kimar, Syria Explained

Official Name:Kimar
Native Name:كيمار
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:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Afrin Subdistrict
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:660
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.4244°N 36.8933°W

Kimar (Arabic: كيمار; Kurdish: {{italics correction|Kîmar[1]) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.[2]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022).

On 4 May 2022, a Turkish soldier was killed after Kurdish forces shelled a Turkish military vehicle in the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: عبدو علي, محمد . جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة . 2014 . 1st . Afrin . 187 . ar.
  2. https://archive.today/20120730224244/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-15-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  3. Web site: Kurdish bombardment Turkish soldier killed in north-western Aleppo. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 May 2022.