Qoqfin قوقفين | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates:35°38′7″N36°25′36″E / 35.63528°N 36.42667°E /35.63528; 36.42667 | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man District |
| Subdistrict | Kafr Nabl Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 312 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4064 |
Qoqfin (Arabic:قوقفين) is a Syrianvillage located inKafr Nabl Nahiyah inMa'arrat Nu'man District,Idlib. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics, Qoqfin had a population of 312 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 21 October 2021, Qoqfin, along with numerous other towns inJabal Zawiya, were shelled bySyrian Armed Forces, killing one individual and wounding others.Al-Fateh al Mubin responded by shelling military sites inAleppo.[2]
On 25 November 2023, 10 civilians, including seven children, a woman and two men, were killed bySyrian Army (SAA) artillery shelling on the village.[3] TheSyrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the civilians were harvesting olives during the ground bombardment.Tahrir al-Sham, which has a military and political presence in the area,continued to clash with the SAA in the region.[4][5]
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