Girkê Legê
المعبدة Girkê Legê | |
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Town | |
Al-Ma'bada | |
Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E | |
Country | Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | Dêrik |
Subdistrict | Girkê Legê |
Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 15,759 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Girkê Legê ( Arabic: المعبدة) is a town in Cizire Province (Hassake), Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Girkê Legê had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census. [1] According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President Hafez al-Assad changed the name of the town to Girkê Legê. [2] The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border. [3] As of 2004, Girkê Legê is the eighth largest town in Cizire Province . The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds with a large Assyrian minority. [4]
On 24 July 2012, the PYD announced that Syrian security forces withdrew from Al-Muabbada. The YPG forces afterwards took control of all government institutions [2] and the town came fully under the PYD's control. [3]
On 27 September 2022, 2 SDF fighters were killed in a Turkish drone strike on their car in the town. [5]
Girkê Legê
المعبدة Girkê Legê | |
---|---|
Town | |
Al-Ma'bada | |
Coordinates: 37°0′59″N 41°57′16″E / 37.01639°N 41.95444°E | |
Country | Syria Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | Dêrik |
Subdistrict | Girkê Legê |
Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 15,759 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Girkê Legê ( Arabic: المعبدة) is a town in Cizire Province (Hassake), Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Girkê Legê had a population of 15,759 in the 2004 census. [1] According to the Kurdish news agency "Rudaw", the Ba'athist Party under President Hafez al-Assad changed the name of the town to Girkê Legê. [2] The town is 35 kilometres from the Iraqi border and 15 kilometres from the Turkish border. [3] As of 2004, Girkê Legê is the eighth largest town in Cizire Province . The majority of the inhabitants of the town are Kurds with a large Assyrian minority. [4]
On 24 July 2012, the PYD announced that Syrian security forces withdrew from Al-Muabbada. The YPG forces afterwards took control of all government institutions [2] and the town came fully under the PYD's control. [3]
On 27 September 2022, 2 SDF fighters were killed in a Turkish drone strike on their car in the town. [5]