Afrin

Northwestern Syria is the region around , . It is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site the and countless archaeological remains. Travel in this region is both difficult and dangerous.
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  • Type: Town with 36,600 residents
  • Description: City and District in Syria
  • Also known as: ‘Ifrīn”, “`Afrin”, “Aafrîne”, “Afrin, Syria”, “Efrin”, and “Halenj

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ain Dara.

Hamlet
The is settlement best known for its destroyed Iron Age Syro-Hittite . The temple is noted for its similarities to Solomon's Temple, also known as the "First Temple in Jerusalem", as described in the Hebrew Bible. is situated 5 km south of Afrin.

Afrin

Latitude
36.50838° or 36° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
36.87009° or 36° 52′ 12″ east
Population
36,600
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Open location code
8G8RGV5C+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3691998846
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
174186
Wiki­data ID
Q302268
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Afrin” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Afrin
  • Arabic: ريف حلب الشمالي مركز عفرين ناحية عفرين
  • Arabic: عفرين
  • Armenian: Աֆրին
  • Asturian: Afrin
  • Azerbaijani: Əfrin
  • Basque: Afrin
  • Bavarian: Afrin
  • Bavarian: Efrin
  • Belarusian: Афрын
  • Bulgarian: Африн
  • Catalan: Afrin
  • Cebuano: ‘Afrīn
  • Central Kurdish: عەفرین
  • Chinese: 阿夫林
  • Czech: Afrín
  • Danish: Afrin
  • Dutch: Afrin
  • Egyptian Arabic: عفرين
  • Esperanto: Efrîn
  • Finnish: Afrin
  • French: Afrin
  • French: Afrine
  • French: Efrin
  • Georgian: აფრინი
  • German: Afrin
  • German: Efrin
  • Greek: Αφρίν
  • Hebrew: אפרין
  • Hebrew: עפרין
  • Hindi: आफरीन
  • Hungarian: Afrín
  • Icelandic: Afrin
  • Interlingue: Afrin
  • Irish: Afrin
  • Italian: Afrin
  • Italian: Efrin
  • Japanese: アフリーン
  • Korean: 아프린
  • Kurdish: Afrîn
  • Kurdish: Efrîn
  • Kurdish: Erfîn
  • Kurdish: Kobanî
  • Macedonian: Африн
  • Mazanderani: عفرین
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Afrin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Afrin
  • Norwegian: Afrin
  • Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE): ‏ܥܦܪܝܢ‎
  • Persian: عفرین
  • Polish: Afrin
  • Polish: Efrîn
  • Portuguese: Afrîn
  • Romanian: Afrin, Siria
  • Romanian: Afrin
  • Russian: Африн
  • Serbian: Африн
  • South Azerbaijani: عفرین
  • Spanish: Afrin
  • Swedish: Afrin
  • Turkish: Afrin, Suriye
  • Turkish: Afrin
  • Ukrainian: Афрін
  • Urdu: عفرین، شام
  • Uzbek: Afrin
  • Vietnamese: Afrin, Syria
  • Vietnamese: Afrin

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