Qamishli
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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- Etymology
- History
- 21st century
- Syrian Civil War and after the conflict
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- Muslims
- Christians
- Churches in the city
- Jews
- Neighborhoods
- Transportation
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- Sports
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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.
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