Hazarin

Hazarin
حزارين
Hazzarin
Village
Hazarin

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°35′56″N 36°31′39″E / 35.59889°N 36.52750°E / 35.59889; 36.52750
Country  Syria
Governorate Idlib
District Maarrat al-Nu'man
Subdistrict Kafr Nabl
Elevation 605 m (1,985 ft)
Population (2004)
  Total 2,373
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Hazarin (Arabic: حزارين, also spelled Hazzarin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located 60 kilometers southwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafr Oweid to the northwest, al-Barah to the north, Kafr Nabl to the northeast, Basqala to the east, Maarrat Harma to the south and Fatirah and Safuhin to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hazarin had a population of 2,373 in the 2004 census.[1]

In the 19th-century, during late Ottoman rule, Hazarin was a village largely constructed out of the columns and other ruins of an ancient and prosperous town.[2] It is situated among the Dead Cities region. Today, the village is well-known locally for its olive oil and residents cultivate olives, figs, wheat, barley and chickpeas.[3] Hazarin provides services to the surrounding villages and contains two primary schools, one secondary school and a municipal headquarters.[4]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Bibliotheca Sacra, 1848, p. 678.
  3. Al-Obeido, Ahmed.Hazarin Village: The New Ebla. E-Idleb. E-Syria. 2011-01-15. (Arabic)
  4. Al-Rajab, Gharib. Only the Village of Hazarin Seen From Afar. E-Idleb. E-Syria. 2009-05-16. (Arabic)

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