Maryamin, Aleppo Governorate
This article is about village in Aleppo Governorate. For the village in Hama Governorate, see Maryamin.
| Maryamin مريمين | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Maryamin | |
| Coordinates: 36°31′23″N 36°57′4″E / 36.52306°N 36.95111°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Subdistrict | Afrin |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 810 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Maryamin (Arabic: مريمين, also spelled Mariamein, Maryamayn, Mreimin Afrin or Maryamayn Afrin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Jalbul to the south, Afrin to the west, Qatma to the north and A'zaz to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maryamin had a population of 810 in the 2004 census.[1]
Maryamin was noted as "a celebrated village of Aleppo" by the 13th-century Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 503.
Bibliography
- le Strange, Guy (1890), Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500, Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund
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