Maarbalit

Maarbalit
معربليت
Village
Maarbalit is located in Syria
Maarbalit
Maarbalit
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°48′27″N 36°39′45″E / 35.80750°N 36.66250°E / 35.80750; 36.66250
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictAriha District
SubdistrictAriha Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
2,178
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC4285

Maarbalit (Arabic: معربليت also spelt Ma'rablit or Maarablit) is a Syrian village located in Ariha Nahiyah in Ariha District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maarbalit had a population of 2,178 in the 2004 census.

Syrian Civil War

In February 2018, the Syrian Liberation Front reportedly captured the town from Tahrir al-Sham. At least 1 person was killed and 4 wounded in an artillery strike on Maarbalit that occurred on April 25, 2023. Government forces shelled the village on August 1, 2023, killed a four year old boy. Many people were displaced over the course of the conflict, though about 200 residents are said to have returned to the village in August 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ↑ al-Khair, Waleed Abu. "Tahrir al-Sham battles new alliance in Idlib, Aleppo". Diyaruna. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Conduct of Hostilities Incidents and Intensity in Syrian Arab Republic (January to June 2023)" (PDF). OHCHR. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic" (PDF). OHCHR. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Syrian Arab Republic: IDP Spontaneous Returns (August 2023) [EN/AR/TR]". reliefweb.