Sheikh Maqsood
Şêx Meqsûd الشيخ مقصود | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 36°14′10″N 37°9′6″E / 36.23611°N 37.15167°E | |
Country | Syria |
City | Aleppo |
de facto | YPG |
Population (May 2016) | |
• Total | 30,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sheikh Maqsood (Arabic: ٱلشَّيْخ مَقْصُود, romanized: aš-Šayḵ Maqṣūd, Kurdish: Şêxmeqsûd, شێخ مەقسوود, IPA: [aʃ.ʃajx maq.sˤuːd]), sometimes spelled al-Sheikh Maqsoud, Maqsud or Maksud, is a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in the city of Aleppo, Syria.[2][3][4] It is controlled by the People's Protection Units (YPG).[5]