Sharran Explained

Official Name:Sharran
Native Name:شران
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Afrin
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Sharran
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Metro:13,632
Population Total:2,596
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.6231°N 36.9364°W
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
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Syrian Interim Government

Sharran (Arabic: شران), also known as Sharranli, is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo near the Turkish border. Nearby localities include Azaz and Qatma to the east and Afrin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sharran had a population of 2,596 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the Sharran nahiyah of the Afrin District consisting of 35 villages with a combined population of 13,632.[1] On March 6, 2018, the town came under the control of the Syrian National Army.

In late 19th century, German orientalist Martin Hartmann noted Sharranli as a settlement with 25 houses inhabited by Kurds.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112145026/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-19-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Book: Hartmann . Martin . Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket . 1894 . W. Pormetter . Berlin . 98.