Jindires
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Arabic جنديرس, DMG Ǧindīras Dschindires |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 24 ′ N , 36 ° 41 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Syria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | SY-HL | ||
| height | 230 m | ||
| Residents | 10,000 | ||
Jindires ( Kurdish Jindrêsê, Cindirêsê ; Arabic جنديرس Dschindiras , DMG Ǧindīras ; English Jindires ) is a small town and municipality in the Kurd Dagh Mountainsand belongs to the Afrin district in the Aleppo governorate in Syria . The small town of Jindires itself has about 10,000 inhabitants.
The municipality of Jindires includes a further 33 villages and 29 farms. Near Dschindires is the ancient settlement mound Gindaros . The Roman Catholic Church established the titular diocese of Gindarus for the submerged diocese of Gindaros .