Sheikh Maqsood
Sheikh Maqsood, sometimes spelled al-Sheikh Maqsoud, Maqsud or Maksud, is a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in the city of Aleppo, Syria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood in Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, Aleppo, Syria
- Also known as: “Hayy ash Shaykh Maqsud”, “Ḩayy ash Shaykh Maqşūd”, and “Sheikh Maqsoud”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ri’ayet Al-Shabab Stadium and Aleppo Public Park.
Ri’ayet Al-Shabab Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Syrian city of Aleppo. It was opened in 1965 and has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is mostly used for football matches and is currently the home ground of the Syrian Premier League club Al-Ittihad.
Aleppo Public Park
Park
Photo: Spetsnaz 1991, CC BY 2.0.
Aleppo Public Park is a 17-hectare urban park located in Aleppo, Syria. With its hexagonal shape, the park is located in Gare de Baghdad district covering an area between Jamiliyeh and Aziziyeh districts. Aleppo Public Park is situated 3 km south of Sheikh Maqsood.
Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral
Cathedral
Saint Elijah Cathedral, is an Eastern Catholic church in Aleppo, Syria, located in the Christian quarter of al-Jdayde. It is named after the Biblical prophet Elijah. The church was built in 1873, replacing an older Maronite Church. It was renovated in 1914. Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral is situated 3½ km south of Sheikh Maqsood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aleppo and Kafr Hamrah.
Aleppo
Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria, with a population of 2.1 million in 2021. One of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, it has a wealth of historical sites, and its old city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kafr Hamrah
Town
Kafr Hamrah is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Aleppo Governorate, in the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo. Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, Anadan to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. Kafr Hamrah is situated 6 km west of Sheikh Maqsood.
Sheikh Maqsood
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Aleppo Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.23831° or 36° 14′ 18″ northLongitude
37.15487° or 37° 9′ 18″ eastElevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)Open location code
8G8V65Q3+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4477409653OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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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”
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