Shuwayrin (Arabic: شويرين, romanized: Shwīrīn, Turkish: Şiferin), alternatively spelled Shweirin or Shurin, is a Turkmen[2] village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. Located halfway between Azaz and al-Rai, some 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the city of Aleppo and 9 km (5.6 mi) south of the border with the Turkish province of Kilis, the village administratively belongs to Nahiya Sawran in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Rael 2 km (1.2 mi) to the northwest and Duwaybiq 3 km (1.9 mi) to the southwest. In the 2004 census, Shuwayrin had a population of 695.[1]

Shuwayrin شويرين
Village
Shuwayrin Location of Shuwayrin in Syria
Coordinates: 36°34′57″N 37°17′35″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Aleppo
District	Azaz
Subdistrict	Sawran
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2004)[1]	695
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Geocode	C1660

References