Feqîra

Feqîra
فقيران
Village
CountrySyria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAfrin
SubdistrictJindires
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
1,706

Feqîra (Kurdish: Feqîra; Arabic: فقيران) is a village in the Jindires Subdistrict of Afrin District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.[2][3]

The village is situated approximately 11 km northeast of Jindires and on the southern slopes of Mount Kurkê.[2] Local sources describe it as one of the larger villages of the area and historically an Ezidi-inhabited settlement.[2] The village is also known by the alternative names Qerebaş (قره باش) and Ras al-Aswad (رأس الأسود).[2] According to the 2004 census, Feqîra had a population of 1706 inhabitants.[4][5][3]

References

  1. ↑ "قرية قره باش | Gundê Feqîra – موسوعة جياي كورمنج" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-06-05. عدد السكان: 1706 نسمة
  2. 1 2 3 4 "قرى ناحية جنديرس - فقيران (Faqira)". Tirej Afrin. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Ciyaye Kurmenc,Jinderes region".
  4. ↑ "General Census of Population and Housing 2004". Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Afrin: Settlements and Landmarks". Felt. Retrieved 3 June 2026.