Turmanin

Termanin () is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located north of Idlib. Nearby localities include al-Dana and Sarmada to the southwest, Darat Izza to the northeast and Atarib to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Termanin had a population of 10,394 in the 2004 census.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Termanin
Settlement.native_name: ترمانين
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Church of Turmanin.png
Settlement.image_caption: Sketch of the Church of Turmānīn, c. 480 A.D.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Idlib
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District

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Climate
Deir Turmanin: the Byzantine monastery
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The town is notable for the ruins of an ancient basilica in its vicinity. The Basilica, built around 480 AD, was an important influence on later church architecture, and operated as a monastery and a hospice that was noted for its care for the dying. Recently, the town came under the control of the Syrian National Army.