Ma'arrat Misrin (Arabic: مَعَرَّةُ مِصْرِينَ, romanized: Maʿarrat Miṣrīn, also spelled Ma'arrat Masrin or Ma'aret Masreen) is a small city in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Ma'arrat Misrin lies an elevation of 338 metres (1,109 ft). It is located 50 kilometers southwest of Aleppo and 40 kilometers north of Ma'arrat al-Numan and 12 kilometers from Sarmin.[3] Nearby localities include Kafr Yahmul to the north, Zardana and Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east, Ta'um, Binnish, al-Fu'ah and Kafriya to the southeast, Idlib to the south, and Hafasraja to the southwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Ma'arrat Misrin had a population of 17,519 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a nahiya which consists of 16 localities with a total population of 57,859 in 2004.[2] The Associated Press estimated the population of Ma'arrat Misrin was around 40,000 in 2012. The city's inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim, although roughly 15% follow Shia Islam.[4]
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Ma'arrat Misrin (Arabic: مَعَرَّةُ مِصْرِينَ, romanized: MaʿarratMiṣrīn, also spelled Ma'arrat Masrin or Ma'aret Masreen) is a small city in northwestern...
MaarratMisrin Subdistrict (Arabic: ناحية معرة مصرين) is a Syrian nahiyah (subdistrict) located in Idlib District in Idlib. According to the Syria Central...
regained control of Salqin, Armanaz, Harem, Sarmin, Darkush, Kafr Nabl, Maarrat al-Nu'man and Taftanaz, while government forces maintained control over...
romanized: Kafr Yaḥmūl; also spelled, Kafrehmul) is a Syrian village located in MaarratMisrin Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau...
Bhora (Arabic: بحورى) is a Syrian village located in MaarratMisrin Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics...
Governorate, located northwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include MaarratMisrin to the north, Zardana to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east and al-Fu'ah...
located just north of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and MaarratMisrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast...
include Ta'um and Binnish to the southwest, MaarratMisrin to the west, Zardana to the northwest, Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the northeast and Bawabiyah to...
al-Najiyah to the southwest, Jisr al-Shughur to the south and Millis and MaarratMisrin to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Darkush...
sacking most of the fortresses and cities along his path including MaarratMisrin, Arra, Capharda, Larissa, Epiphania and Emesa in the Orontes valley...
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eastern slopes of A'la Mountain. Nearby localities include MaarratMisrin to the southeast, Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the east, Kaftin and Hizano to the northeast...
Kafr Jales (Arabic: كفر جالس) is a Syrian village located in MaarratMisrin Nahiyah in Idlib District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of...
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and Jaysh al-Nasr militants over the Idlib Governorate, near the town of Maarrat al-Nu'man (57 km (35 mi) north of the city of Hama), or the town of Saraqib...
localities include Abu Talha to the north, Armanaz to the northeast, MaarratMisrin to the east and Darkush to the south. According to the Syria Central...
include Taftanaz to the southeast, al-Fu'ah and Binnish to the south, MaarratMisrin and Kafriya to the southwest, Kafr Yahmul to the west, Hizano to the...
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