Sheikh Maqsood

Sheikh Maqsood, sometimes spelled al-Sheikh Maqsoud, Maqsud or Maksud, is a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in the city of , .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighborhood in 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 Saint Elias Cathedral;Maronite Cathedral.

Stadium
Photo: Spetsnaz1991, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium is a multi-use in the city of . 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.

Cathedral
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
Saint Elijah Cathedral, is an Eastern Catholic church in , Syria, located in the Christian quarter of . It is named after the Biblical prophet Elijah. The church was built in 1873, replacing an older Maronite Church. It was renovated in 1914. is situated 3½ km south of Sheikh Maqsood.

Railway station
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aleppo railway station more commonly Gare de Bagdad, is the 2nd oldest railway station in and the main station of the city of . It was opened in 1912 as part of the Berlin–Baghdad railway. is situated 3 km south of Sheikh Maqsood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Jdeida and Aleppo.

Neighborhood
Photo: hovic - old aleppo album, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Al-Jdayde is a historic predominantly Christian neighbourhood of . Noted for its winding narrow alleys, richly decorated mansions and churches—it is an area of significant cultural and historical interest. is situated 3½ km south of Sheikh Maqsood.

Photo: Wurzelgnohm, CC0.
is one of the largest cities in , with a population of over 2 million. 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.

Town
is a village in northern , administratively part of the , in the northwestern suburbs of . Nearby localities include nahiya center Huraytan to the north, to the northwest and Maarat al-Atiq and Babis to the west. is situated 6 km west of Sheikh Maqsood.

Sheikh Maqsood

Latitude
36.23831° or 36° 14′ 18″ north
Longitude
37.15487° or 37° 9′ 18″ east
Elevation
424 metres (1,391 feet)
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”

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