درکوش

Darkush (; also spelled Darkoush or Derkush) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib along the Syrian–Turkish borders on the Orontes River. Nearby localities include al-Janudiyah, Zarzur and al-Najiyah to the southwest, Jisr al-Shughur to the south and Millis and Maarrat Misrin to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Darkush had a population of 5,295 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the Darkush nahiyah which consists of 19 villages with a combined population of 23,022. Its

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Place details

Locality: دركوش
Region: محافظة إدلب
Country: سوريا
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Settlement.official_name: Darkush
Settlement.native_name: دَرْكُوش
Settlement.image_skyline: File:بلدة دركوش ادلب سوريا 04.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Darkush in 2020
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Idlib Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jisr al-Shughur District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Darkush Subdistrict
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004 census
Settlement.population_total: 5,295

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Official name: دركوش
Country: Syria
Located in: Darkush Subdistrict
Population: 5295
Elevation: 97
Image: Ifpo 22495 Syrie, gouvernorat d'Idlib, district de Jisr al-Choghour, Darkouche, vue aérienne verticale (cropped).jpg

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native label: دركوش
Commons category: Darkush

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