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City profile · Syria · Asia

‘Afrīn

City population
48,693
#35
in Syria
#8
in Aleppo
#11,695
worldwide
Damascus‘Afrīn
36.512, 36.870 · 338 km from Damascus
City population
48,693
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#35
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#11,695
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
0.2%
of the national population

About ‘Afrīn

‘Afrīn is a city in Aleppo, Syria with a population of 48,693. It is the 35th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, and the 11,695th largest worldwide. It lies 338 km from Damascus.

Position in Syria
#35of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Aleppo
#8of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 14
Distance to capital
to Damascus
Elevation
229 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
36.512, 36.870
Record updated
2024-07-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 88 in Syria

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