Shamarin | |
Native Name: | شمارين |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Shamarin in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Aleppo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Azaz |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Azaz |
Population: | 506 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Geocode: | C1566 |
Shamarin (Arabic: شمارين; Turkish: Şemmerin) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the Queiq Plain, 10km (10miles) northeast of Azaz, some north of the city of Aleppo, and less than south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[1]
The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Shamarikh to the south and Tulayl ash-Sham to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Shamarin had a population of 506.