Jandairis
Sign in to saveJindires (; or ) is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. It is located on the Afrin River, northwest by road from Aleppo and southwest of Afrin. Nearby localities include Deir Ballut and Bayadah to the southwest, Zahra to the northwest, Kafr Safra to the north, Afrin to the northeast and Burj Abdullah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jindires had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census. It was captured by the Turkish Military and its proxy, the "Syrian National Army" in March 2018. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham temporarily to
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jindires
- Settlement.native_name
- جنديرس
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Jindires after capture by TFSA.jpg
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- Jindires after its capture by the Syrian National Army in March 2018.
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- Syria
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- 250
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- Country
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- Governorate
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- District
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- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Aleppo
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Afrin
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jindires
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 13,661
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004 census
- Settlement.timezone
- AST
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Jindires (; or ) is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. It is located on the Afrin River, northwest by road from Aleppo and southwest of Afrin. Nearby localities include Deir Ballut and Bayadah to the southwest, Zahra to the northwest, Kafr Safra to the north, Afrin to the northeast and Burj Abdullah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jindires had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census. It was captured by the Turkish Military and its proxy, the "Syrian National Army" in March 2018. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham temporarily took control of the town in October 2022 and March 2023. thumb|250px|right|Jindires is the administrative center of Nahiya Jindires of the [[Afrin District.]]
==Name== Jindiris is the site of the ancient town of Gindarus or Gindaros () also called Gindara (). The Middle Persian and Parthian transliterations, attested in Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, are Gndlswy and Gndrws respectively.