Shaykh al-Hadid

This article is about the Syrian village in Afrin District, Aleppo Governorate. For the Syrian village in Hama Governorate, see Shaykh Hadid.
Shaykh al-Hadid
شيخ الحديد
Town
Shaykh al-Hadid is located in Syria
Shaykh al-Hadid
Shaykh al-Hadid
Coordinates: 36°30′4″N 36°35′52″E / 36.50111°N 36.59778°E / 36.50111; 36.59778
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAfrin
SubdistrictShaykh al-Hadid
Control Turkey
Syrian opposition Syrian Interim Government
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
5,063
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Shaykh al-Hadid (Arabic: شيخ الحديد, also spelled Sheikh Hadid, Sheikh El-Hadid; Kurdish: Şiyê[2]) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of the Aleppo Governorate, located northwest of Aleppo near the border with Turkey. Nearby localities include Kafr Safra to the south and Darmashkanli to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaykh al-Hadid had a population of 5,063 in the 2004 census.[1] On March 4, 2018, the town came under the control of the Syrian National Army.

Shaykh al-Hadid is the administrative center of Nahiya Shaykh al-Hadid of the Afrin District.
  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ عبدو علي, محمد (2014). جبال الكرد: دراسة جغرافية شاملة (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Afrin. p. 204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)