Zanbaqi
| Zanbaqi الزنبقي | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Zanbaqi Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 36°0′34″N 36°22′35″E / 36.00944°N 36.37639°ECoordinates: 36°0′34″N 36°22′35″E / 36.00944°N 36.37639°E | |
| Country |
 |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | Darkush Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 752 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4253 |
Zanbaqi (Arabic: الزنبقي) is a Syrian village located in Darkush Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zanbaqi had a population of 752 in the 2004 census.[1]
Zanbaqi has become a base for a massive amount of Uyghur Turkistan Islamic Party militants and their families in Syria, estimated at around 3,500, military camps in the area are training hundreds of children from these families; Hezbollah media, Iranian media and Syrian government media accused Turkish intelligence of being involved in transporting these Uyghurs via Turkey to Syria, with the aim of using them first in Syria to help Jabhat Al-Nusra and gain combat experience fighting against the Syrian Army before sending them back to Xinjiang to fight against China if they manage to survive.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ↑ الميادين. "قرية الزنبقي السورية أقرب إلى الصين منها الى دمشق". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Taştekin, Fehim (30 September 2015). "Davutoglu proposes refugee 'container city'". Al-Monitor. Translator Timur Göksel.
- ↑ "Uyghur Families Colonize Syrian Village". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Syria: Chinese Uyghurs Killing Russian Spies According to Turkey's Plan". 3 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
