Ain Dara, Aleppo Governorate

For other places with the same name, see Ain Dara.

Ain Dara (Arabic: عين دارة, romanized: ʿAyn Dāra, also spelled Ein Dara or Ayn Darah, Kurdish: Endarê^[2]) is a Yezidi^[3] village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin to the north, Karzahayel to the east and Bassouta to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain Dara had a population of 248 in the 2004 census.^[1] According to newer data in 2013-2014 conducted by MCK (Mausu'a Ciyaye Kurmanc), Ayn Dara had a population of 601.^[3]

Ain Dara عين دارة
Village
Ain Dara
Coordinates: 36°27′50″N 36°51′55″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo Governorate
District	Afrin District
Subdistrict	Afrin
Control	Turkey Syrian Interim Government
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	248
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The modern-day settlement of Ain Dara is situated just east of the ancient Ain Dara temple. On March 20, 2018, the village came under the control of the Syrian National Army.

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. عبدو علي, محمد (2014). جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Afrin. p. 175.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. SEBASTIAN., MAISEL (2018). YEZIDIS IN SYRIA : identity building among a double minority. LEXINGTON Books. ISBN 978-1-4985-4980-6. OCLC 1048943968.