Jindires
Jindires
جنديرس | |
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Town | |
Jindires after its capture by the Syrian National Army in March 2018. | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′41″N 36°41′20″E / 36.39472°N 36.68889°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo |
| District | Afrin |
| Subdistrict | Jindires |
| Control | Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 13,661 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jindires (Arabic: جنديرس; Kurdish: Cindirês or Cindirêsê) is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. It is located on the Afrin River, 68.4 kilometres (42.5 mi) northwest by road from Aleppo and 20.9 kilometres (13.0 mi) southwest of Afrin. Nearby localities include Deir Ballut and Bayadah to the southwest, Zahra to the northwest, Kafr Safra to the north, Afrin to the northeast and Burj Abdullah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jindires had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census. It was captured by the Turkish Military and its proxy, the "Syrian National Army" in March 2018. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham temporarily took control of the town in October 2022 and March 2023.