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Menagh
منق
Town
Menagh is located in Syria
Menagh

Menagh

Location of Menagh in Syria

Coordinates: 36°31′31N 37°02′52E / 36.5253°N 37.0478°E / 36.5253; 37.0478
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictAzaz
SubdistrictAzaz
Population
 (2004)[1]
2,128
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1569

Menagh (Arabic: منق, also spelled ManaqorManq) 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 214toGaziantep. The Menagh Military Airbase is situated immediately to the west of the village.

History

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During the Roman Empire Menagh was a Roman era station of the Roman Province of Syria.[2] It was known as Minnica at this time.

Syrian Civil War

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The Siege of Menagh Air Base took place here in 2013. The village was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 9 February 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Azaz" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  • ^ Joseph Emerson Worcester, A Geographical Dictionary, Or Universal Gazetteer (Flagg and Gould, 1817 ) p48.
  • ^ "Syrian Democratic Forces liberate Mengh military airport". Kurdistan24. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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