Jandairis

Also known as Jindires, Jendires, Jendeires, Jandarus, Gindaros

Jindires (; or ) is a town in northern Syria in the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate. It is located on the Afrin River, northwest by road from Aleppo and southwest of Afrin. Nearby localities include Deir Ballut and Bayadah to the southwest, Zahra to the northwest, Kafr Safra to the north, Afrin to the northeast and Burj Abdullah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jindires had a population of 13,661 in the 2004 census. It was captured by the Turkish Military and its proxy, the "Syrian National Army" in March 2018. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham temporarily to

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Settlement.official_name: Jindires
Settlement.native_name: جنديرس
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Jindires after capture by TFSA.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Jindires after its capture by the Syrian National Army in March 2018.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aleppo
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Afrin
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jindires
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 13,661
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004 census
Settlement.timezone: AST

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==Name== Jindiris is the site of the ancient town of Gindarus or Gindaros () also called Gindara (). The Middle Persian and Parthian transliterations, attested in Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht, are Gndlswy and Gndrws respectively.

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