Sarrin
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Sarrin صرين |
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Town and subdistrict | |
Sarrin subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate Sarrin subdistrict within Aleppo Governorate |
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Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Ayn al-Arab |
Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 6,104 |
• Subdistrict | 70,522 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
P-Code | C2074 |
Geocode | SY020602 |
Sarrin (Arabic: صرين},[2] also spelled Serrin or Sareen) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, located northeast of Aleppo. It is situated 3 kilometers east of the Euphrates River, south of Kobanî and east of Manbij.[3]
In the 2004 census, the town of Sarrin had a population of 6,140, while the Sarrin subdistrict had a total population of 70,522 mostly arab.[1]
During the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the town in September 2013.[4] In March 2015, Kurds in the People's Protection Units (YPG), alongside Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels, launched an attack to take control of the strategic town.[5][6]On July 27, 2015, the town was under the control of Kurdish YPG forces.[7][8]
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