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Jankil

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Jankil
جنكيل
Qadisiya
Village
Jankil is located in Syria
Jankil
Jankil
Coordinates: 35°37′18″N 36°3′11″E / 35.62167°N 36.05306°E / 35.62167; 36.05306
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictAl-Haffah
SubdistrictAl-Haffah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
1,229
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Jankil (Arabic: جنكيل, also transliterated Jinkil), officially called Qadisiyya, is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the al-Haffah District, located northeast of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jankil had a population of 1,229 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.[2]

Syrian Civil War

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On 7 September 2012, Jankil and the neighboring village Babna were subjected to tank shelling and machine gun fire by government troops.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche 2000, pp. 86, 105, 297.
  3. ^ "تطورات جمعة حمص المحاصرة". www.shrc.org. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2025-02-12.

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