Sarmin

Town in Idlib, Syria

Sarmin

سَرْمِين

Town

Sarmin

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°54′12″N 36°43′33″E﻿ / ﻿35.90333°N 36.72583°E﻿ / 35.90333; 36.72583
Country|  Syria
Governorate| Idlib
District| Idlib
Subdistrict| Sarmin
Control|  Syrian Salvation Government (Tahrir al-Sham)
Elevation

| 390 m (1,280 ft)
Population

(2004)[1]

• Total

| 14,530
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

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 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sarmin had a population of 14,530 in the 2004 census. It is the only locality in the Sarmin nahiyah ("subdistrict").[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

## History

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### Medieval period

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Sarmin was the site of a major military confrontation between the Crusaders and the Seljuk Turks. In the 13th century the town was celebrated, though small, and the inhabitants were Ismailis, according to Yaqut al-Hamawi.[3] The Ayyubid ruler of Hama and scholar Abu'l-Fida described Sarmin as a town with much land and dependencies, with very fertile soil. The town had a 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

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Sarmin was shelled during the Syrian Civil War, and one of its mosques was severely damaged.[4] On August 12, 2017, unidentified people killed seven 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

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1. ^ 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)
2. ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub. Syrian opposition won't talk to officials linked to crackdown. Reuters. 2013-02-15.
3. ^ a b c le Strange, 1890, p. 532
4. ^ Cantlie, John (31 March 2012). "Syria eyewitness dispatch: 'I watched as Assad's tanks rolled in to destroy a rebel town'". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
5. ^ "7 White Helmets rescuers shot dead in Syria gun attack", CNN.com
6. ^ "Five children reported killed in attack on school in Syria run by Manchester based charity", CNN.com

## Bibliography

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* 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.

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Idlib Governorate

Capital: Idlib

Idlib District

| Idlib Subdistrict|

* Idlib
* Al-Mastumah
* Faylun
* Qminas
* Aqrabat
* Arshani
* Ein Shib
* Kafruhin
* Kreiz
* Martein
* Nayrab
* Ora Shamaliyah
* Sijer
* Tab Issa Gharbi wa Sharki

|

Abu al-Duhur Subdistrict|

* Abu al-Duhur
* Tell Sultan
* Tell Touqan
* Ballisa
* Baragethi
* Barissa
* Busra - Zafar Saghir
* Harmala
* Hmeimat Eldayer
* Hseiniyeh - Tell Kalba
* Jallas
* Jdidhe Abu Elthohur
* Msheirfeh
* Mustariha
* Ras El Ein
* Rasm Abed
* Tell Elaghar
* Tell Fukhar
* Tell Silmo
* Taljineh
* Talkhatra
* Tawahineh
* Tawil Elsheikh
* Tweim
* Taweila
* Zafar al-Kabir

Saraqib Subdistrict|

* Saraqib
* Khan al-Sabil
* Mardikh
* Abul Khos
* Afs
* Ajez
* Anqrati
* Bijfas
* Bweiti
* Dadikh
* Jobas
* Kafr Battikh
* Kafr Amim
* Khuwara
* Lof
* Maar Dibsi
* Maharem
* Rasafa
* Rayan
* Salamin
* San
* Sheikh Idris
* Tell Karatine
* Tronba

Taftanaz Subdistrict|

* Taftanaz
* Ketyan
* Maaret Elnaasan
* Shallakh
* Talhiyeh

Maarrat Misrin Subdistrict|

* Maarrat Misrin
* Zardana
* Harbanoush
* Hizano
* Kafriya
* Kaftin
* Killi
* Maarrat al-Ikhwan
* Batenta
* Bhora
* Kafr Jales
* Kafr Nabi
* Kafr Yahmul
* Murin
* Ram Hamdan
* Taltuneh

Binnish Subdistrict|

* Binnish
* Al-Fu'ah
* Ta'um

Sarmin Subdistrict|

* Sarmin

Ma'arrat al-Nu'man District

| Maarrat al-Nu'man Subdistrict|

* Ma'arrat al-Nu'man
* Abu Makki
* Babilla
* Barsa
* Bsida
* Al-Dana
* Deir al-Gharbi
* Deir Sharqi
* Al-Ghadfa
* Halbeh
* Hantutin
* Harran
* Hatamiyeh
* Hazzan
* Hraki
* Jarada
* Jarjnaz
* Kafr Rumah
* Kanayes
* Kuweires
* Maar Shamshah
* Maar Shamarin
* Maar Shurin
* Maasaran
* Qaratli
* Samkeh
* Sarman
* Tell Dibis
* Tell Kersyan
* Tell Mannas
* Thahrat Talamnas
* Tqana

|

Khan Shaykhun Subdistrict|

* Khan Shaykhun
* Abdin
* Baarbu
* Hbit
* Kafr Ein
* Nqeir
* Qasabiyeh
* Umm Zaytuna

Sinjar Subdistrict|

* Sinjar
* Abu Sharji
* Abul Eleij
* Bashkun
* Borj
* Brennan
* Dreibiyeh
* Dwadiyeh
* Ejaz
* Fahil Jallas
* Ferwan
* Ghazileh
* Halban
* Hawa
* Heisa
* Jaberiyeh
* Jahman
* Jeb Elqasab
* Kafraya Elmaarra
* Karatin al-Kabir
* Karatin Saghir
* Karsanti
* Khayriyeh
* Khayriyeh Saghira
* Khwein Elshaer
* Khyara
* Lweibdeh Shamaliyah
* Lweibdeh Sharki
* Magharet Merza
* Maksar
* Mardagana Burtuqala
* Mreiheb
* Mreijeb Elmashad
* Mutawaseta
* Nibaz
* Ojeh
* Qasr Elabyad
* Qatra
* Rabeeah Brennan
* Rabeeah Musa
* Rasm Elabed
* Saree
* Sarja Gharbiya
* Sarja Sharkiya
* Sayadi
* Seraa
* Shara - Sharat Elajayez
* Sheikh Barakeh
* Sqiah
* Tell Dam
* Tell Elojeh
* Tell Halawa
* Tellemara
* Thleijeh
* Umm Sehrij
* Umm Tini
* Umm Mweilat Janubiyah

Kafr Nabl Subdistrict|

* Kafr Nabl
* Hazarin
* Hass
* Basqala
* Dara al-Kabira
* Faqie
* Fleifel
* Ftireh
* Jbala
* Kafr Musa
* Kafr Oweid
* Karsaa
* Kawkabeh
* Lweibdeh
* Maar Tahroma
* Maar Tamater
* Maar Tesin
* Maarzita
* Milaja
* Qoqfin
* Rasha Shamaliya
* Sfuhen
* Sheikh Mustafa
* Shorlin
* Tramla
* Umm Nir

Tamanah Subdistrict|

* Al-Tamanah
* Sukayk
* Abu Dali
* Abu Omar
* Breiseh
* Dajaj
* Farja
* Hamadaniyeh
* Khwein al-Kabir
* Mashraf Rajmel Mashraf
* Msheirfeh Qabliyeh
* Mushayrifa Shamaliya
* Niha
* Qleiat Eltubiyeh
* Raffa
* Rweideh
* Sahal
* Shatib
* Tell Khanzir
* Tell Maraq
* Tama
* Umm Elkhalayel
* Umm Jalal

Hish Subdistrict|

* Hish
* Abu Habbeh
* Ameriyeh
* Amudiyeh
* Armanaya
* Babuline
* Jabala Sharqiya
* Kafr Basin
* Kafrsajna
* Maar Hattat
* Maysruneh
* Moqa
* Rakaya Sijneh
* Sahyan
* Salhiyeh
* Sheikh Dames
* Al-Tah
* Tahtaya

Ariha District

| Ariha Subdistrict|

* Ariha
* Iblin
* Kafr Latah
* Kurin
* Nahlaya
* Shinan
* Urum al-Jawz
* Abkally
* Bab Ellah
* Banin
* Bazabur
* Berjhab
* Ebneh
* Kafr Shalaya
* Kafraziba
* Maarbalit
* Maarzaf
* Majdaliya
* Moataf
* Maataram
* Mseibin
* Nahleh
* Sarja
* Thaheriya
* Al-Badria

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Ihsim Subdistrict|

* Ihsim
* Al-Rami
* Juzif
* Marayan
* Abdita
* Arnaba
* Balshun
* Balyun
* Bara
* Bsames
* Deir Sunbul
* Ein Laruz
* Farkya
* Iblin
* Kafr Haya
* Kansafra
* Maghara
* Marata
* Mozra

Muhambal Subdistrict|

* Muhambal
* Anb
* Bales
* Baqlid
* Baydar Shamsu
* Beftamun
* Bsanqul
* Hila
* Hlul
* Hmeimat
* Jadraya
* Kafrmid
* Kniseh
* Laj Shamali
* Matleh, Ariha
* Ora Qabli - Edwan
* Sahen
* Sararif
* Shagurit
* Al-Sad
* Al-Marj

Jisr al-Shughur District

| Jisr al-Shughur Subdistrict|

* Jisr ash-Shughur
* Al-Marj Al-Akhdar Al-Sharqi
* Alyeh
* Balmis
* Bkafla
* Bsheiriyeh - Bello
* Bteibat
* Bzeit
* Dgali
* Ein Elhamra
* Ein Elsoda
* Eshtabraq
* Frikeh
* Ghanya
* Al-Ghassaniyah
* Hallouz
* Hseiniyeh
* Jannet Elqora
* Kafir
* Kniset Nakhleh
* Maalaqa - Bishlamon
* Marj Akhdar Gharbi
* Marj Elzohur
* Matleh
* Mintar
* Msheirfeh
* Qaysiyeh
* Rawda
* Sabileh
* Salhiyeh
* Sali
* Sheikh Sindyan Fawqani
* Shghur Fawqani
* Sokkariyeh
* Tell Awar
* Tell Hamki
* Umm Elgar
* Umm Rish
* Watba
* Al-Arien
* Shughur Tahtani

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Bidama Subdistrict|

* Bidama
* Armala
* Baksariya
* Ein El-Bayda
* Hanbushiyeh
* Kherbet Eljoz
* Kinda
* Maraand
* Najiyeh
* Ramliyeh
* Shaturiyeh
* Tuffahiyeh
* Yunesiyeh
* Sheikh Sndian Tahtani

Darkush Subdistrict|

* Darkush
* Zarzur
* Amud
* Andnaniyeh - Farjein
* Deir Othman
* Dorriyeh
* Ghazala - Mgheidleh
* Jamiliya
* Matleh - Batlaya
* Mazuleh
* Maryamin
* Ramadiyeh
* Sadiyeh - Bsentiya
* Sawadiya - Nabhan
* Sheikh Issa Elashury
* Thahr
* Turin
* Zahraa
* Zanbaqi

Janudiyah Subdistrict|

* Al-Janudiyah
* Al-Quniyah
* Al-Yacoubiyah
* Athar
* Foz - Zuf
* Hamama - Kafr Debbin
* Hassaniyeh - Hatya
* Judayda
* Maland
* Mudiah - Luxin
* Nasra
* Qaderiyeh - Qayqun
* Tiba - Katrin

Harem District

| Harem Subdistrict|

* Harem
* Ariba
* Besnaya - Bseineh
* Kafr Hum
* Kafr Mu
* Mira Shaq

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Dana Subdistrict|

* Al-Dana
* Salwah
* Atme
* Qah
* Kafr Dariyan
* Sarmada
* Taladah
* Turmanin
* Aqrabat
* Burj Elnumra
* Deir Hassan - Darhashan
* Hezreh - Hezri
* Tell Elkarame

Salqin Subdistrict|

* Salqin
* Abu Talha
* Isqat
* Al-Alani
* Azmarin
* Talamar
* Betiya
* Bozanti
* Delbiya
* Ein Elbikara
* Foziyeh
* Hamziyeh
* Hir Jamus Kabir
* Hir Jamus Saghir
* Kafarna
* Kafr Hind
* Kafrahlat Jallad
* Saidiyeh
* Al-Shiokh
* Al-Tlul

Kafr Takharim Subdistrict|

* Kafr Takharim
* Kafr Kila
* Abarita
* Bshendlaya - Rashadiya
* Helleh
* Jadeen
* Kafr Maris
* Kuku - Ein Eljaj
* Taltita

Qurqania Subdistrict|

* Qurqania
* Banabil
* Barisha
* Qalb Loze
* Boz Ghaz
* Htan
* Kafr Aruq
* Merat Elshalaf
* Rabeeta
* Radwa
* Ras Elhisn
* Sardin
* Tur Laha

Armanaz Subdistrict|

* Armanaz
* Biret Armanaz
* Bsaliya
* Dweila
* Ghafar
* Hafasraja
* Haj Jomaa
* Kabta
* Kuwaro - Umm Elriyah
* Millis
* Quneitra
* Sheikh Yousef

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