Hajin
هَجِين | |
|---|---|
  Hajin | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′22″N 40°49′51″E / 34.68944°N 40.83083°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Deir ez-Zor |
| District | Abu Kamal |
| Subdistrict | Hajin |
| Control |  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 37,935 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hajin (Arabic: هَجِين, romanized: Hajīn, also spelled Hajeen) is a small city in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, located along the Euphrates River, south of Deir ez-Zor. Nearby localities include al-Abbas to the west, al-Ramadi to the south and Gharanij to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hajin had a population of 37,935 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiyah ("subdistrict") of the Abu Kamal District. The Hajin subdistrict consists of four towns which had a collective population of 97,970 in 2004.[1] The al-Shaitat tribe is the largest tribe in the area.[2] The town was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 14 December 2018 in the Battle of Hajin, after a week and a half of heavy clashes and intense airstrikes by the United States-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve international coalition,[3] and has since been part of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Deir az-Zawr Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Kajjo, Sirwan (December 4, 2018). "IS Clings to Last Stronghold in Eastern Syria". Voice of America. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "U.S.-backed fighters in Syria capture last town held by ISIS". NBC News. 14 December 2018.