Menagh
منق | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°31′31″N 37°02′52″E / 36.5253°N 37.0478°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Aleppo |
District | Azaz |
Subdistrict | Azaz |
Population (2004)[1] | 2,128 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Geocode | C1569 |
Menagh (Arabic: منق, also spelled Manaq or Manq) is a town near Azaz 16 km North of Aleppo in northwestern Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria.
Administratively part of Nahiya Azaz, Manaq had a population of 2,128 in the 2004 census.[1] Nearby localities include Azaz to the north, Maraanaz to the northwest, Kaljibrin to the east and Tell Rifaat to the south.
Menagh is located by the Baghdad Railway connecting Aleppo with the Turkish city of Adana, and by the strategic highway 214 to Gaziantep. The Menagh Military Airbase is situated immediately to the west of the village.