Jindires
جنديرس | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Jindires after its capture by the Syrian National Army in March 2018. | |
  Jindires | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′41″N 36°41′20″E / 36.39472°N 36.68889°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Afrin |
| Subdistrict | Jindires |
| Control |  Hayat Tahrir al-Sham |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 13,661 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Jindires (Arabic: جنديرس; Kurdish: Cindirês or Cindirêsê)[a] is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. It is located on the Afrin River, 68.4 kilometres (42.5 mi) northwest by road from Aleppo and 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) southwest of Afrin.[2] Nearby localities include Deir Ballut and Bayadah to the southwest, Zahra to the northwest, Kafr Safra to the north, Afrin to the northeast and Burj Abdullah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jindires had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census.[1] It was captured by the Turkish Military and its proxy, the "Syrian National Army" in March 2018.[3] On 12 October 2022, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took partial control of the town,[4] followed by a complete takeover on 21 March 2023.[5]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. Archived (in Arabic)
- ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "48. Gününde Zeytin Dalı Harekâtı". Suriye Gündemi. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "HTS Takes Full Control Of Jindires District In Syria's Afrin". North Press Agency. 12 October 2022.
- ^ Farouq Hamo (21 March 2023). "HTS takes control of Jindires from SNA following killing incident". North Press Agency.
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