Mêrin/Ma'arin

Syria / Hhalab / Azaz /
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Kurdish village of Merîn.
Arabic: Ma'arin
The village has a population of 2,500 people.
Formerly part of the Azaz district (Azaz subdistrict), and now part of the Efrîn(Shahaba?) Canton.

Ethnic Composition:

Kurds 96%
Turkmens 4%

North-West part of Merîn under full SDF-control

SDF had to abandon their checkpoint on the southern entrance of Merîn do to an attack on it on 20-21 February 2017.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   36°37'14"N   37°1'45"E
This article was last modified 6 years ago