Kimar (Arabic: كيمار; Kurdish: Kîmar[2]) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 660 in the 2004 census.[1]
Kimar
كيمار | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kimar | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′28″N 36°53′36″E / 36.42444°N 36.89333°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Nahiyah | Afrin Subdistrict |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 660 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Syrian Civil War
editOn 4 May 2022, a Turkish soldier was killed after Kurdish forces shelled a Turkish military vehicle in the village.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ عبدو علي, محمد (2014). جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Afrin. p. 187.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Kurdish bombardment | Turkish soldier killed in north-western Aleppo". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 3 May 2022.
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