Sarrin
صرين | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E / 36.58750°N 38.29972°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Ayn al-Arab |
Subdistrict | Sarrin |
Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 6,104 [1] |
• Subdistrict | 70,522 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
P-Code | C2074 |
Geocode | SY020602 |
Sarrin ( Arabic: صرين, [2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij. [3]
In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522 mostly Arab. [1]
During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013. [4] In March 2015, Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town. [5] [6] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces. [7] [8]
Sarrin
صرين | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 36°35′15″N 38°17′59″E / 36.58750°N 38.29972°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Ayn al-Arab |
Subdistrict | Sarrin |
Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 6,104 [1] |
• Subdistrict | 70,522 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
P-Code | C2074 |
Geocode | SY020602 |
Sarrin ( Arabic: صرين, [2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij. [3]
In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522 mostly Arab. [1]
During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013. [4] In March 2015, Kurds from the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town. [5] [6] On July 27, 2015, the town came under the control of Kurdish YPG forces. [7] [8]