Sheikh Maqsood

Sheikh Maqsood, sometimes spelled al-Sheikh Maqsoud, Maqsud or Maksud, is a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in the city of , .
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  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of around 420 metres (1,390 feet)
  • Description: neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria
  • Also known as
    “Ḩayy ash Shaykh Maqşūd”
    “Sheikh Maqsoud”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ri’ayet Al-Shabab Stadium and Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral.
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Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium is a multi-use in the city of .
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Saint Elijah Cathedral, is an Eastern Catholic church… is situated 3½ km south of Sheikh Maqsood.
Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aleppo railway station more commonly Gare de Bagdad… is situated 3 km south of Sheikh Maqsood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Jdeida and Aleppo.
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Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of . is situated 3½ km south of Sheikh Maqsood.
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is one of the largest cities in , with a population of over 2 million.
is a village in northern … is situated 6 km west of Sheikh Maqsood.

Sheikh Maqsood

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Latitude
36.23831° or 36° 14′ 18″ north
Longitude
37.15487° or 37° 9′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G8V65Q3+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4477409653
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7744181
Wiki­data ID
Q17070398

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sheikh Maqsood” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشيخ مقصود”
  • Arabic: “حي الشيخ مقصود”
  • Central Kurdish: “شێخ مەقسوود”
  • Chinese: “謝赫馬克蘇德”
  • Dutch: “Sheikh Maqsood”
  • French: “Cheikh Maqsoud”
  • German: “Scheich Maksud”
  • Kurdish: “Şêx Meqsûd”
  • Persian: “شیخ مقصود”
  • Polish: “Asz-Szajch Maksud”
  • Russian: “Район Шейх Максуд”
  • Russian: “Шейх-Максуд”
  • Turkish: “Şeyh Maksud”
  • Urdu: “شيخ مقصود (شہر)”
  • Urdu: “شیخ مقصود”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ادريس and جامع معروف الكرخي.

Syria: Highlights

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