Darkush
Town in Idlib Governorate, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darkush (Arabic: دَرْكُوش, romanized: Darkūš; 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.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Darkush nahiyah which consists of 19 villages with a combined population of 23,022.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Darkush
دَرْكُوش | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 35°59′33″N 36°23′35″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
Subdistrict | Darkush Subdistrict |
Occupation | Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 5,295 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |