Sheikh Maqsood

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. It is controlled by the People's Protection Units (YPG).

Sheikh Maqsood
Şêx Meqsûd
الشيخ مقصود
Neighborhood
Sheikh Maqsood in 2011
Sheikh Maqsood
Sheikh Maqsood
Coordinates: 36°14′10″N 37°9′6″E
Country Syria
CityAleppo
de factoYPG
Population
 (May 2016)
  Total30,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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