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 | |
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Village | |
  Meidan Ekbis | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′12″N 36°40′38″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Nahiyah | Rajo |
| Control |  Turkey Syrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,302 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-12-20 at Archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
- افتتاح مركز لتعليم اللغة الكردية في ميدان أكبس Archived August 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Hawar News, 25 July 2013 (in Arabic)
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