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Kurin in the region of Idlib is a place in Syria - some 163 mi or ( 263 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kurin is now 11:19 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nahlaya, Al Muqbilah, Ma'arrat Misrin, Kurin, and Idlib. Since you are here already, consider visiting Nahlaya . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kurin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Update: 'Deadly blasts' hit Syria's Idlib

2:13 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
Views: 2090 Rating: 3.15

Two blasts have ripped through Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, who is monitoring events for us from neighbouring Lebanon, has this update on the latest developments. ..

shouting fire gun in west Idlib City.mp4

0:35 min by canopus90syria
Views: 10 Rating: 0.00

sorry, the file name translated by Google Translate ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Idlib

Idlib is a city in northwestern Syria, capital of the Idlib Governorate, and 59 kilometers west of Aleppo. It has an elevation of nearly 500 meters above sea level. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Idlib had a population of 98,791 (2004 census). The inhabitants are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslims, although there is a significant Christian minority. Idlib is divided into six main districts: Ashrafiyeh (the most populous), Hittin, Hejaz, Downtown, Hurriya, and al-Qusur.

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Located at 35.93 36.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Fertile Crescent, Idlib, Populated places in Idlib District

Battle of Sarmin

In the Battle of Sarmin (or Battle of Tell Danith) on September 14, 1115, Prince Roger of Salerno's Crusader army surprised and routed the Seljuk Turkish army of Bursuq bin Bursuq of Hamadan.

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Located at 35.90 36.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 12th-century crusades, Battles involving the Seljuk Turks, Battles of the Crusades, Conflicts in 1115

Binnish

Binnish is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located just north of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast, Iffis to the southeast and Sarmin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish had a population of in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Located at 35.95 36.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Idlib District, Towns in Syria

Iblin, Syria

Iblin, also spelled Ibleen, is a village in the Arihah District in the Idlib Governorate in Syria. It is located in the Zawiya Mountain. On September 8, 2011, murders were reported from Iblin by the Syrian army. The target of the raid were a group of at least eleven soldiers who had taken shelter in Ibleen after defecting from the Syrian army. Footage from the murders were later revealed to be taken from a Rambo DVD.

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Located at 35.72 36.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Ariha District, Villages in Syria

Zawiya Mountain

Mount Zāwiya or Mount Rīḥā is a highland region in Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Around 36 towns and villages exist in the Mount Zawiya region. The biggest towns are Rīḥā (Arīḥā) and Maʻarrat an-Nuʻmān.

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Located at 35.73 36.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Idlib Governorate, Mountains of Syria