Al-Malikiyah, Azaz Explained

al-Malikiyah
Native Name:المالكية
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of al-Malikiyah in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Aleppo
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Azaz
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Azaz
Population:177
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Geocode:C1563

al-Malikiyah (Arabic: المالكية) is a village in northern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria. It is located on the foot of Şewarxa mountain, 2km (01miles) southwest of Azaz, north of the city of Aleppo.

The village administratively belongs to Nahiya Azaz in Azaz District. Nearby localities include Maraanaz to the east, on the western edge of the Queiq Plain, and Maryamin further to the west. In the 2004 census, al-Malikiyah had a population of 177.