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Kurin, Syria

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Kurin
كورين
Town
Kurin is located in Syria
Kurin
Kurin
Coordinates: 35°51′51″N 36°34′6″E / 35.86417°N 36.56833°E / 35.86417; 36.56833
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictAriha
SubdistrictAriha
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total5,488
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kurin (Arabic: كورين, also spelled Korin) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located southwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include the district center Ariha and Nahlaya to the southeast, Maataram and Urum al-Jawz to the south, Basanqul to the southwest, Ayn Shib to the northwest and Faylun to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kurin had a population of 5,488 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

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During the Syrian civil war, the village came under control of the jihadist group Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), operating under the Syrian Salvation Government.

In the early hours of 21 August 2023, at least 13 HTS fighters were killed in Russian airstrikes on a militant-held house in the village.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Dea*th toll update | 13 members of H*T*S kil*led by Russian airstrike near Idlib City". SOHR. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.