Maar Shurin (Arabic: معرشورين, also spelled Maarshurin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Maarrat al-Nu'man District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maar Shurin had a population of 7,487 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] Nearby localities include Maarrat al-Nu'man to the west, Babila to the north, al-Ghadqah to the east, and Maar Shamshah and Talmenes to the south.

Maar Shurin
معرشورين
Maarshurin
Village
Maar Shurin is located in Syria
Maar Shurin
Maar Shurin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°40′0″N 36°43′28″E / 35.66667°N 36.72444°E / 35.66667; 36.72444
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictMaarrat al-Nu'man
SubdistrictMaarrat al-Nu'man
Population
 (2004)
 • Total7,487
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 412.