Maaret Misrin ( Arabic: معرة مصرين ) is a city in northwestern Syria located in the governorate of Idlib . It is part of the Idlib region .
| City | |
| Maaret Misrin | |
|---|---|
| معرة مصرين | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| Area | Idlib |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 338 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 37,490 people ( 2013 ) |
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History
The city was captured by the Arabs from the Byzantines in 637 . In 968, Emperor Nicephorus II Foka conquered Maaret Misrin, but the following year, under the terms of a peace treaty concluded between him and the Fatimids , he transferred the city to the Arabs [1] . Subsequently, the city repeatedly passed from hand to hand; at different times it was owned by the Byzantines , Seljuks , Crusaders , Ottomans and French .
Geographical position
The city is located in the north-eastern part of the governorate, at an altitude of 338 meters above sea level [2] .
Maaret Misrin is located approximately 7 kilometers northeast (NNE) from Idlib , the provincial capital, and 275 kilometers northeast from Damascus , the country's capital.
Demographics
According to 2013 estimates , the population was 37,490 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2003 | 2013 |
|---|---|
| 29,716 [4] | 37,490 [5] |
Notes
- ↑ Ma'arrat Maşrin . The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Date of treatment April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Ma`arrat Misrin, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment April 9, 2013. Archived April 21, 2013.
- ↑ Ma'arrat Misrīn (English) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment April 9, 2013. Archived April 21, 2013.
- ↑ estimated
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