Eshtabraq
Eshtabraq (Arabic: اشتبرق) is a Syrian village located in Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah in Jisr al-Shughur District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Eshtabraq had a population of 1187 in the 2004 census.[1]
Eshtabraq اشتبرق | |
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Village | |
  Eshtabraq Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′31″N 36°17′43″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | Jisr al-Shughur Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4198 |
On 25 April 2015, after Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamist allies in the "Army of Conquest" seized Jisr al-Shughour, they attacked the Alawite village Eshtabraq and committed a massacre by killing more than 200 people.[2]
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- Scott Lucas (29 April 2015). "Syria Daily, April 29: Assad Regime — "The Media Are Lying About Rebel Victories"". EA World view. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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