Shuwayrin شويرين |
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Village | |
Location of Shuwayrin in Syria | |
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°17′35″E / 36.5825°N 37.2931°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Sawran |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2004) | 695 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Geocode | C1660 |
Shuwayrin (Arabic: شويرين, translit. Shwīrīn), alternatively spelled Shweirin or Shurin, is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border to the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest and Duwaybiq 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Shuwayrin had a population of 695.