Sarmin
Sarmin
سَرْمِين | |
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Sarmin | |
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| Elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
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Sarmin (
Arabic: سَرْمِين, romanized: Sarmīn also spelled Sarmeen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located 15 kilometers southeast of Idlib. It has an altitude of about 390 meters. Nearby localities include Binnish to the north, Talhiyah to the northeast, Afs to the east, Saraqib to the southeast, al-Nayrab to the south and Qminas to southwest. The Taftanaz Military Airbase
is located 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) to the northeast.
According to the
Sunni Muslims.[2]
History
Medieval period
Sarmin was the site of a major
Friday mosque and lacked walls.[3] In 1355 Sarmin was visited by Ibn Battuta, who wrote of the abundance of trees, mostly olives, growing there. Soap-making was widely practiced, and their "brick soap" was exported to Damascus and Cairo. In addition, a perfumed soap, colored red and yellow, was produced. Cotton products were also made. He also made reference to a "fine" mosque with nine domes.[3]
Syrian Civil War
Sarmin was shelled during the
White Helmets in a raid on their office here.[5] A school was hit by artillery, killing 5 children on January 1, 2020.[6]
References
- ^ a b 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)
- ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub. Syrian opposition won't talk to officials linked to crackdown. Reuters. 2013-02-15.
- ^ a b c le Strange, 1890, p. 532
- Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "7 White Helmets rescuers shot dead in Syria gun attack", CNN.com
- ^ "Five children reported killed in attack on school in Syria run by Manchester based charity", CNN.com
Bibliography
- le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.