Eshtabraq
اشتبرق | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°47′31″N 36°17′43″E / 35.79194°N 36.29528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Idlib |
District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
Subdistrict | Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,187 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C4198 |
Eshtabraq (Arabic: اشتبرق) is a Syrian village in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), it had a population of 1187 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 25 April 2015, after Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamist allies in the "Army of Conquest" seized Jisr al-Shughour, they attacked the Alawite village of Eshtabraq and killed over 200 of its residents.[2]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ Scott Lucas (29 April 2015). "Syria Daily, April 29: Assad Regime — "The Media Are Lying About Rebel Victories"". EA World view. Retrieved 10 January 2017.