Meidan Ekbis Explained

Official Name:Meidan Ekbis
Native Name:ميدان اكبس
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Afrin District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Rajo
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:1,302
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:36.82°N 36.6772°W
Parts Type:Control
Parts Style:para
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Syrian Interim Government

Meidan Ekbis (Arabic: ميدان اكبس) or Maydan Ikbis or Midan Akbas, 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, People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters controlled the town.[2] On February 25, 2018, the village came under the control of the Syrian National Army.[3]

In Pop Culture

In Khaled Khalifa's No Knives in the Kitchens of This City (2013), Meidan Ekibs is mentioned as the hometown of the main family, which they left to move to Aleppo, Syria.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-24-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. http://hawarnews.com/index.php/2013-02-14-17-55-10/3868-2013-06-25-13-40-20 افتتاح مركز لتعليم اللغة الكردية في ميدان أكبس
  3. Web site: 2018-02-25. A village and 3 hills in Afrin area separate the Turkish Forces from areas of "Euphrates Shield" Operation Forces in the countryside of Idlib and the western countryside of Aleppo • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 2021-02-18. The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. en-US.
  4. Book: Khalīfah. Khālid. No knives in the kitchens of this city. خليفة، خالد،. 2016. Leri Price. 978-977-416-781-2. Cairo, Egypt. 941875066.