Zanbaqi Explained

Official Name:Zanbaqi
Native Name:الزنبقي
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Idlib
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jisr al-Shughur District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Darkush Nahiyah
Population Total:752
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C4253
Coordinates:36.0094°N 36.3764°W

Zanbaqi (Arabic: الزنبقي) is a Syrian village located in Darkush Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zanbaqi had a population of 752 in the 2004 census.[1]

Zanbaqi has become a base for a massive number of Uyghur Turkistan Islamic Party militants and their families in Syria, estimated at around 3,500; military camps in the area are training hundreds of children from these families, Hezbollah media, Iranian media, and Syrian government media accused Turkish intelligence of being involved in transporting these Uyghurs via Turkey to Syria, to use them first in Syria to help Jabhat Al-Nusra and gain combat experience fighting against the Syrian Army before sending them back to Xinjiang to fight against China if they manage to survive.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2015-12-09.
  2. Web site: قرية الزنبقي السورية أقرب إلى الصين منها الى دمشق. الميادين. 23 September 2015.
  3. News: Taştekin. Fehim . Translator Timur Göksel. 30 September 2015 . Davutoglu proposes refugee 'container city' . Al-Monitor .
  4. Web site: Uyghur Families Colonize Syrian Village. 14 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Syria: Chinese Uyghurs Killing Russian Spies According to Turkey's Plan. 3 October 2015. 14 June 2016.