Gindarus
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Jindires جنديرس |
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| Town | |
 Jindires
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| Coordinates: 36°23′41″N 36°41′20″E / 36.39472°N 36.68889°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Subdistrict | Jindires |
| de facto |
 Rojava
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| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 13,661 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Jindires (Arabic: جنديرس, Kurdish: Cindarisa, also spelled, Jandires, Jendires, Jendeires, or Jandarus) 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), Jandairis had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census. As a preliminary result of the ongoing Syrian Civil War, Jandairis today is situated in Afrin Canton within the autonomous Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava framework.
Jindiris is the site of the ancient town of Gindarus or Gindaros (Ancient Greek: Γίνδαρος), an acropolis of Cyrrhestica during the Hellenistic period. The Battle of Mount Gindarus took place near the town in 38 BC. The Parthians under Pacorus I suffered a massive defeat to the Roman armies of Ventidius and Pacorus himself was killed in battle. Under the Romans the city belonged to Antioch. Emperor Theodosius the Great, fortified the city during his reign. Traces of the fortified wall still remain on the south and west side of the tell, while the modern village is located at the base.
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