Kurin, Syria Explained

Official Name:Kurin
Native Name:كورين
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Idlib
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ariha
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Ariha
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:5,488
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.8642°N 36.5683°W

Kurin (Arabic: كورين, also spelled Korin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located southwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include the district center Ariha and Nahlaya to the southeast, Maataram and Urum al-Jawz to the south, Basanqul to the southwest, Ayn Shib to the northwest and Faylun to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kurin had a population of 5,488 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war, Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present) and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2023).

During the Syrian civil war, the village came under control of the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), operating under the Syrian Salvation Government.

In the early hours of 21 August 2023, at least 13 HTS fighters were killed in Russian airstrikes on a militant-held house in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-6-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. News: Dea*th toll update 13 members of H*T*S kil*led by Russian airstrike near Idlib City. 21 August 2023 . SOHR . 21 August 2023.