Meidan Ekbis

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|native_name = ميدان اكبس

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|subdivision_name1 = Aleppo Governorate

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|subdivision_name2 = Afrin District

|subdivision_type3 = Nahiyah

|subdivision_name3 = Rajo

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|population_total = 1,302

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Meidan Ekbis ({{langx|ar|ميدان اكبس}}) or Maydan Ikbis or Midan Akbas, is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Afrin District of Aleppo Governorate, located north of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Afrin and Rajo to the south. The town lies on the Syria–Turkey border and is a stop on the main railroad crossing into Turkey on the Baghdad Railway and Istanbul-Aleppo-Damascus line. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Meidan Ekbis had a population of 1,302 in the 2004 census.[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-24-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121220223822/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-24-2004.htm |date=2012-12-20 }}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Aleppo Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} {{anchor|civilwar}} By late July 2013, People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters controlled the town.[http://hawarnews.com/index.php/2013-02-14-17-55-10/3868-2013-06-25-13-40-20 افتتاح مركز لتعليم اللغة الكردية في ميدان أكبس] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821181119/http://hawarnews.com/index.php/2013-02-14-17-55-10/3868-2013-06-25-13-40-20 |date=August 21, 2013 }} Hawar News, 25 July 2013 {{in lang|ar}} On February 25, 2018, the village came under the control of the Syrian National Army.{{Cite web|date=2018-02-25|title=A village and 3 hills in Afrin area separate the Turkish Forces from areas of "Euphrates Shield" Operation Forces in the countryside of Idlib and the western countryside of Aleppo • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/85687/|access-date=2021-02-18|website=The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|language=en-US}}