Hasakah is a city in northeastern Syria and the capital of the Hasakah Governorate, with a 2023 estimated population of 422,445 made up of Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians and smaller numbers of Armenians and Chechens. It lies 80 kilometers south of the city of Qamishli, where the Khabur River, a tributary of the Euphrates, flows west to east through the city and is joined from the north by the Jaghjagh River. The city is controlled by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, and became that administration's capital after Ayn Issa came under the control of the Syrian transitional government.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude36.511667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
When and why was Hasakah founded?
It was established in April 1922 as a French military post that grew into a town.
Hasakah in its present form is a young city. It was established in April 1922 as a French military post that soon grew into a town; under Ottoman rule the town had been insignificant. French Mandate authorities judged that new cities were needed in northern Syria because, after the foundation of Turkey, all major economic centers were allocated to Turkey. Refugees who fled the Armenian and Assyrian genocides in the Ottoman Empire began developing the area in the 1920s.
Sources
1. Hasakah (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 188,160 (2004)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 36.511667, longitude 40.742222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 300 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 188160 (2004)
View the Source2. Hasakah (Wikipedia)
History
Today's settlement was established in April 1922 as a French military post, which soon grew into a town.
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Al Ḩasakah - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 305 m
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 40.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 40.75
36.75 40.75 BSh
5. GeoNames: Al Ḩasakah - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 173811Quote, cities500 record 173811
36.50237 40.74772 P PPLA SY 01 422445 305 Asia/Damascus
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