Meidan Ekbis

Meidan Ekbis (Arabic: ميدان اكبس) or Maydan Ikbis is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of Aleppo Governorate, located north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Rajo to the south. The town lies on the Syria–Turkey border and is a stop on the main railroad crossing into Turkey on the Baghdad Railway and Istanbul-Aleppo-Damascus line. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Meidan Ekbis had a population of 1,302 in the 2004 census.[1] By late July 2013, turkish regime forces occupying the area [2]

Meidan Ekbis

ميدان اكبس
Village
Meidan Ekbis
Coordinates: 36°49′12″N 36°40′38″E
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo Governorate
DistrictAfrin District
NahiyahRajo
Control Turkey
Syrian Interim Government
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total1,302
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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