Afrin, Syria : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Afrin

Native name

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Country

Syria

Governorate

Aleppo Governorate

District

Afrin District

Geography

Elevation

885.8 ft (270 m)

Demography

Total Population

80000 (2008)

Other information

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

+3 (UTC)

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Afrin ( Ê¿AfrÄ«n, ) is both a district and city of the Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The district includes the city of 80,000 inhabitants and 366 surrounding villages and farms. The region of Afrin with its 490,000 inhabitants is next to Kurd-Dagh ("Mountain of the Kurds"). The district has a surface of 2.033 km square and e.g. consists of seven municipalities (Afrin (center), JindÃªrÃªs, Sharan, Mobetan/Mahbatli, Rajo, Bulbul, ShiyÃª) with 366 villages like Katma, Kastall, Kibar and Rajo. The name of Afrin in Kurdish means "fruitfully creation" or "blessing".

The Afrin River flows through the city.

The first resistance against French troops was based on DECO and Shikakies tribes in northern Afrin. The city was later built by France as a commercial center.

Category:Populated places in Aleppo Governorate

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