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Qamishli

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Also known as Al Qamishli, Kamishli, Qamishlo, Qamişlo

Qamishli is a city in northeastern Syria on the Syria–Turkey border, adjoining the city of Nusaybin in Turkey. The Jaghjagh River flows through the city. With a 2004 census population of 184,231, it is the ninth most-populous city in Syria and the second-largest in Al-Hasakah Governorate after Al-Hasakah. Qamishli has traditionally been a Christian Assyrian majority city, but is now predominantly populated by Kurds with large numbers of Arabs and Assyrians and a smaller number of Armenians. It is northeast of Damascus.

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Qamishli is a city in northeastern Syria near the Turkish border with a population of about 184,000, making it one of Syria's largest cities and home to a diverse population of Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians, and Armenians. The city matters as a significant population center in the Al-Hasakah region and as a border town with important cross-cultural and geopolitical significance in that part of Syria.

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Qamishli
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ar
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Qamishlo
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City
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Location of Qamishli in Syria
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Country
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Governorate
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Al-Hasakah
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District
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Qamishli
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Subdistrict
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Qamishli
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Established
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455
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Syrian transitional government and DAANES

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • 21st century
  • Syrian Civil War and after the conflict
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Religion
  • Muslims
  • Christians
  • Churches in the city
  • Jews
  • Neighborhoods
  • Transportation
  • Media and education
  • Sports
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • Explanatory notes
  • References
  • External links

Qamishli is a city in northeastern Syria on the Syria–Turkey border, adjoining the city of Nusaybin in Turkey. The Jaghjagh River flows through the city. With a 2004 census population of 184,231, it is the ninth most-populous city in Syria and the second-largest in Al-Hasakah Governorate after Al-Hasakah. Qamishli has traditionally been a Christian Assyrian majority city, but is now predominantly populated by Kurds with large numbers of Arabs and Assyrians and a smaller number of Armenians. It is northeast of Damascus.

The city is the administrative capital of the Qamishli District in Al-Hasakah Governorate, and the administrative center of Qamishli Subdistrict, consisting of 92 localities with a combined population of 232,095 in 2004. Qamishli was the de facto capital of the DAANES, until it was moved to Ayn Issa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qamishli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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