Jindires
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Jindires (Arabic: جنديرس; Kurdish: Cindirês or Cindirêsê)[lower-alpha 1] 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]
Jindires
جنديرس | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°23′41″N 36°41′20″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) |