Shuwayrin Explained

Shuwayrin
Native Name:شويرين
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Shuwayrin in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Azaz
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Sawran
Elevation M:465
Population:695
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1660

Shuwayrin (Arabic: شويرين|Shwīrīn; Turkish: Şiferin), alternatively spelled Shweirin or Shurin, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40km (30miles) north of the city of Aleppo and south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael to the northwest and Duwaybiq to the southwest.

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Shuwayrin had a population of 695. The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[1] In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann noted Shuwayrin as a Turkish village of 20 houses, then located in the Ottoman nahiyah of Azaz-i Turkman.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 14 November 2011 . Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri . ORSAM . 13 . 14 April 2023 . tr.
  2. Book: Hartmann . Martin . Das liwa Haleb (Aleppo) und ein Teil des Liwa Dschebel Bereket . 1894 . W. Pormetter . Berlin . 95 . 30 November 2022 . schwērin 20 T.