al-Sabaa wa Arbain
السبعة وأربعين | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 36°04′52″N 40°39′23″E / 36.0811°N 40.6564°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | al-Hasakah |
Subdistrict | al-Shaddadah |
Population (2004)
[1] | 14,177 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Geocode | C4441 |
Al-Sabaa wa Arbain ( Arabic: السبعة وأربعين, romanized: as-Sabʿa wa-ʾArbaʿīn) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Administratively, the town belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah subdistrict of the al-Hasakah District. At the time of the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,177. [1] Nearby localities include al-Shaddadeh to the east.
On 10 January 2023, joint forces of the US-led coalition and forces of the SDF launched a counter-terror operation in the village, where 2 ISIS fighters had barricaded themselves inside a house. One ISIS militant killed himself by detonating a suicide vest and the other was shot dead by the joint forces. [2]
al-Sabaa wa Arbain
السبعة وأربعين | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 36°04′52″N 40°39′23″E / 36.0811°N 40.6564°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | al-Hasakah |
District | al-Hasakah |
Subdistrict | al-Shaddadah |
Population (2004)
[1] | 14,177 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Geocode | C4441 |
Al-Sabaa wa Arbain ( Arabic: السبعة وأربعين, romanized: as-Sabʿa wa-ʾArbaʿīn) is a town in southern al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Administratively, the town belongs to the Nahiya al-Shaddadah subdistrict of the al-Hasakah District. At the time of the 2004 census, it had a population of 14,177. [1] Nearby localities include al-Shaddadeh to the east.
On 10 January 2023, joint forces of the US-led coalition and forces of the SDF launched a counter-terror operation in the village, where 2 ISIS fighters had barricaded themselves inside a house. One ISIS militant killed himself by detonating a suicide vest and the other was shot dead by the joint forces. [2]