Menagh Explained

Menagh
Native Name:منق
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Menagh in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Azaz
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Azaz
Population:2128
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1569

Menagh (Arabic: منق, also spelled Manaq or Manq) is a town near Azaz 16 km North of Aleppo in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria.

Administratively part of Nahiya Azaz, Manaq had a population of 2,128 in the 2004 census. Nearby localities include Azaz to the north, Maraanaz to the northwest, Kaljibrin to the east and Tell Rifaat to the south.

Menagh is located by the Baghdad Railway connecting Aleppo with the Turkish city of Adana, and by the strategic highway 214 to Gaziantep. The Menagh Military Airbase is situated immediately to the west of the village.

History

During the Roman Empire Menagh was a Roman era station of the Roman Province of Syria.[1] It was known as Minnica at this time.

Syrian Civil War

The Siege of Menagh Air Base took place here in 2013.The village was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 9 February 2016.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Joseph Emerson Worcester, A Geographical Dictionary, Or Universal Gazetteer (Flagg and Gould, 1817) p48.
  2. Web site: Syrian Democratic Forces liberate Mengh military airport. 10 February 2016. Kurdistan24. 19 February 2016.