Turin is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Piedmont Region, in north-west Italy. Turin may also refer to the following: Places Turin, Alberta, Canada; a hamlet Turin, Idlib, Syria; a village Turín, El Salvador, town in the Ahuachapán Department Italy Province of Turin, former province in the Piedmont region of Italy March of Turin, a Medieval country around the city of Turin Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin, Italy Metropolitan City of Turin United States Turin, Georgia Turin, Iowa Turin, New York Turin (village), New York Turin Township, Michigan People Turin, or Tarin, alternative spellings for the Pashtun tribe Tareen Duke of Turin Persons Dave Turin, a gold miner featured in the Gold Rush television series George L. Turin (1930-2014) U.S. computer scientist John J. Turin (1913-1973), American physicist Luca Turin (b. 1953), biophysicist and proponent of the vibration theory of olfaction Mark Turin (b. 1973), linguistic anthropologist Niels Turin Nielsen (1887-1964) Danish gymnast Fictional characters Characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe Middle-earth: Túrin Turambar Facilities and structures Turin Airport (disambiguation) Refuge Turin, a high mountain refuge Turin Cathedral, Turin, Italy Observatory of Turin, astronomical observatory International University College of Turin, Turin, Italy The Turin, NYC, NYS, USA; an apartment building Events Battle of Turin (disambiguation) including Siege of Turin Turin Auto Show, notable automobile show held in Turin, Italy, from 1900–2000 Turin International, 1911 World's Fair 2006 Winter Olympics (Torino 2006) Turin, Italy 2006 Winter Paralympics (Torino 2006) Turin, Italy Other uses Treaty of Turin (disambiguation) Shroud of Turin, cloth that allegedly covered the dead Jesus of Nazareth Turin, an alternative name for the Italian wine grape Dolcetto and the French wine grape Douce noir Turin King List, list of ancient pharaohs See also Turin, New York (disambiguation) Torino (disambiguation)