Sharran

Sharran
شران
Town
Sharran
Coordinates: 36°37′23″N 36°56′11″E / 36.62306°N 36.93639°E / 36.62306; 36.93639
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Afrin District
Nahiyah Sharran
Control Syrian opposition Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Town 2,596
 • Metro 13,632[1]
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Sharran (Arabic: شران‎, also spelled Sharan or Shiran) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo near the Turkish border. Nearby localities include Azaz and Qatma to the east and Afrin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sharran had a population of 2,596 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the Sharran nahiyah of the Afrin District consisting of 35 villages with a combined population of 13,632.[1] On March 6, 2018, the town came under the control of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army.

Sharran is the administrative center of Nahiya Sharran of the Afrin District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
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