Qabasin Explained

Qabasin
Native Name:قباسين
Native Name Lang:ar
Other Name:Başköy (باش كوي)
Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Qabasin in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Bab
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Bab
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
P1:
Syrian Interim Government
Population:11382
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1209

Qabasin (Arabic: قبّاسين|Qabbāsīn) is a town located northeast of the city of Al-Bab in northern Syria. It is administratively part of the Al-Bab nahiya in the Al-Bab District of the Aleppo Governorate. 11,382 people lived in the town in 2004. A nearby town is Arima, to the north-east. The town is inhabited by Turkmen[1] and Kurds.[2]

Syrian civil war

During the Syrian civil war, the town was initially captured by the Syrian opposition and later by ISIL. On 23 February 2017, the Syrian National Army and the Turkish Army captured the town from ISIL as well as the nearby towns of B'zaa and al-Bab after months of fighting.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 14 November 2011 . Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri . ORSAM . 13 . 14 April 2023 . tr.
  2. Web site: Jihadists kidnap nearly 200 Kurds in Syria — NGO . Times of Israel . 14 June 2024.
  3. News: The "Islamic State" organization withdraws from Bzaah and Qabasin and inspection operations continue in al-Bab city and kill 7 fighters in mine explosion. 2017-02-23. SOHR. 2017-02-23.