Sheikh Isa
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Hhalab /
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, 4 km from center (مارع)
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Al-Shaykh Isa (Arabic: الشيخ عيسى ash-Shaykh 'Isā) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the A'zaz District of Aleppo Governorate, located north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Tell Rifaat to the west, Kaljibrin to the north and Mare' to the east. Sheikh Issa has a population of nearly 9,000 people.
Formerly part of the Azaz district (Tal Rifaat subdistrict), and now part of the Efrîn(Shahaba?) Canton.
The countryside and surrounding farms of Sheikh Isa are inhabited by Kurds. The area is know by locals as "Ard Al-Akrad" (Land of Kurds).
Ethnic Composition:
Arabs 77%
Kurds 23%
Handed over to SDF by FSA on 28 May 2016.
Formerly part of the Azaz district (Tal Rifaat subdistrict), and now part of the Efrîn(Shahaba?) Canton.
The countryside and surrounding farms of Sheikh Isa are inhabited by Kurds. The area is know by locals as "Ard Al-Akrad" (Land of Kurds).
Ethnic Composition:
Arabs 77%
Kurds 23%
Handed over to SDF by FSA on 28 May 2016.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaykh_Issa
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°28'42"N 37°8'49"E
- Tal Rifaat 6.9 km
- Nubbol 19 km
- Haritan 20 km
- Reyhanlı 59 km
- Saraqib 74 km
- Maskanah 96 km
- Sarrin 102 km
- Khan Sheikhun 123 km
- Nasirah 187 km
- Karamah 200 km
- Defensive wall 1 km
- Defensive trench 1.3 km
- Defensive position 1.6 km
- Defensive trench 1.7 km
- Defensive wall 2.3 km
- Defensive trench 2.4 km
- Defensive wall/trench 3.5 km
- Tell Rifaat Area 6.1 km
- Quweiq Plain 10 km
- Operation Euphrates Shield 37 km