Shamarin Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. 14 November 2011 . Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri . ORSAM . 13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005153702/http://www.orsam.org.tr/tr/trUploads/Yazilar/Dosyalar/2013320_83t.pdf. 14 April 2023 . 2015-10-05. tr.