Shaykh al-Hadid

Shaykh al-Hadid
شيخ الحديد
Town
Shaykh al-Hadid
Coordinates: 36°30′4″N 36°35′52″E / 36.50111°N 36.59778°E / 36.50111; 36.59778
Country  Syria
Governorate Aleppo Governorate
District Afrin District
Nahiyah Shaykh al-Hadid
Control Syrian opposition Turkish-backed
Free Syrian Army
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 5,063
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Shaykh al-Hadid (Arabic: شيخ الحديد‎, also spelled Sheikh Hadid, Sheikh El-Hadid) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo near the border with Turkey. Nearby localities include Kafr Safra to the south and Darmashkanli to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaykh al-Hadid had a population of 5,063 in the 2004 census.[1] On March 4, 2018, the town came under the control of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army.

Shaykh al-Hadid is the administrative center of Nahiya Shaykh al-Hadid of the Afrin District.

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)


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