Ma'arin | |
Native Name: | معرين |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Azaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Azaz |
Population: | 334 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1574 |
Ma'arin (Arabic: معرين; Turkish: Muarin) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located 3km (02miles) north of Azaz at the foot of Mount Barsa, north of the city of Aleppo, and south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis.
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Al-Krum at the opposite side of Mount Barsa, to the north, and Al-Salameh to the east. In the 2004 census, Ma'arin had a population of 334.
Ma'arin is a Turkmen village.[1] [2] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Ma'arin as a Turkish village, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[3]