Maryamin (Arabic: مريمين, also spelled Mariamein, Maryamayn, Mreimin Afrin or Maryamayn Afrin) is a village in northwestern Aleppo Governorate northwestern Syria. Administratively, the village belongs to Nahiya Afrin in Afrin District. Nearby localities include Jalbul to the south, Afrin to the west, Qatma to the north and A'zaz to the east. In the 2004 census, Maryamin had a population of 810.[1] The village is inhabited by Turkmen.[2]
Maryamin
مريمين | |
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Village | |
  Maryamin Location of Maryamin in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′44″N 36°56′54″E / 36.5289°N 36.9483°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Afrin |
| Subdistrict | Afrin |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Elevation | 549 m (1,801 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | 810 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Geocode | C1386 |
Maryamin was noted as "a celebrated village of Aleppo" by the 13th-century Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Afrin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
- ^ Suriye'de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri (PDF) (Report) (in Turkish). ORSAM. 14 November 2011. p. 13. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Guy le Strange (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 503.
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