Al ‘Alaqsah

Al ‘Alaqsah is a locality in , . Al ‘Alaqsah is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menagh and Azaz.

Village
is a town near 16 km North of in northwestern of northern . Administratively part of Nahiya Azaz, Manaq had a population of 2,128 in the 2004 census. is situated 2½ km east of Al ‘Alaqsah.

Town
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
is a city in northwest , roughly 20 miles north-northwest of . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, had a population of 31,623 at the 2004 census. is situated 6 km north of Al ‘Alaqsah.

Village
Photo: Bangin, CC BY 3.0.
Qaṭma also spelled Katma is a village in northwestern , within the . It lay within the de facto Afrin Canton of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria since January 2014, until it was captured by the Syrian National Army on March 7, 2018. is situated 8 km northwest of Al ‘Alaqsah.

Al ‘Alaqsah

Latitude
36.53272° or 36° 31′ 58″ north
Longitude
37.02067° or 37° 1′ 14″ east
Elevation
510 metres (1,673 feet)
Open location code
8G8VG2MC+37
Geo­Names ID
10152432
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In Other Languages

“Al ‘Alaqsah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “العلقسة”

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