Meidan Ekbis ميدان اكبس | |
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Village | |
  Meidan Ekbis | |
| Coordinates:36°49′12″N36°40′38″E / 36.82000°N 36.67722°E /36.82000; 36.67722 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Aleppo Governorate |
| District | Afrin District |
| Nahiyah | Rajo |
| Control |  TurkeySyrian Interim Government |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,302 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Meidan Ekbis (Arabic:ميدان اكبس) orMaydan Ikbis orMidan Akbas, is a town in northernSyria, administratively part of theAfrin District ofAleppo Governorate, located north ofAleppo. Nearby localities includeAfrin andRajo to the south. The town lies on theSyria–Turkey border and is a stop on the main railroad crossing into Turkey on theBaghdad Railway andIstanbul-Aleppo-Damascus line. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Meidan Ekbis had a population of 1,302 in the 2004 census.[1] By late July 2013,People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters controlled the town.[2] On February 25, 2018, the village came under the control of theSyrian National Army.[3]
InKhaled Khalifa'sNo Knives in the Kitchens of This City (2013), Meidan Ekibs is mentioned as the hometown of the main family, which they left to move toAleppo, Syria.[4]
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