Afrin Valley
Syria /
Hhalab /
Afrin /
World
/ Syria
/ Hhalab
/ Afrin
, 12 km from center (عفرين)
valley, invisible
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The Afrin valley was part of Roman Syria, until it fell to the Arab conquest led by Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik in 711. The area was briefly re-invaded by the Principality of Antioch, but fell again under Muslim rule in 1260 following the Mongol invasions. In the Ottoman period, the area was part of the Kilis Province. Although it is not contiguous with the main area of Kurdish settlement, the Afrin valley seems to have seen Kurdish settlement by at least the 18th century, as by that time it is referred to as the Sancak of the Kurds in Ottoman documents.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrin,_Syria
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrin,_Syria
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Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°27'13"N 36°46'5"E
- Çukurova (Plain) 196 km
- Cilician Gates 236 km
- Wadi Houran 400 km
- Jordan Valley 433 km
- Aref Canyon 436 km
- Muş Valley 483 km
- Wadi Araba 633 km
- Wadi Rum 757 km
- Wadi Qena 1032 km
- Wadi al Gubba 1676 km
- Tell 0.7 km
- Til Hamo shrine 3.3 km
- Kurd Mountains 17 km