Shaykh al-Hadid
This article is about the Syrian village in Afrin District, Aleppo Governorate. For the Syrian village in Hama Governorate, see Shaykh Hadid.
Shaykh al-Hadid شيخ الحديد | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 36°30′4″N 36°35′52″E / 36.50111°N 36.59778°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
District | Afrin District |
Nahiyah | Shaykh al-Hadid |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 5,063 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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] Its inhabitants are predominantly Kurdish.
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Shaykh al-Hadid is the administrative center of Nahiya Shaykh al-Hadid of the Afrin District.
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (Arabic)
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