Darkush
Sign in to saveDarkush (; 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. The town is also the administrative center of the Darkush nahiyah which consists of 19 villages with a combined population of 23,022. Its
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Place details
- Locality
- دركوش
- Region
- محافظة إدلب
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Darkush
- Settlement.native_name
- دَرْكُوش
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:بلدة دركوش ادلب سوريا 04.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Darkush in 2020
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- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Idlib Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jisr al-Shughur District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Darkush Subdistrict
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,295
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- دركوش
- Population
- 5295
- Elevation
- 97
- Image
- Ifpo 22495 Syrie, gouvernorat d'Idlib, district de Jisr al-Choghour, Darkouche, vue aérienne verticale (cropped).jpg
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Darkush (; 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. The town is also the administrative center of the Darkush nahiyah which consists of 19 villages with a combined population of 23,022. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
==History== An inscription at the town, dating back to Roman times, attests to the existence of a shipwright in the town, building river-going boats to use on the Orontes. The town also has the remains of an ancient bridge. The Christianization of the city probably happened after 322.
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